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Who is the President of Ukraine? Volodymyr Zelensky (Read his Story)

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                  A comedian, actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. Volodymyr Zelensky was born on January 25, 1978, at Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine. Who would have thought that Volodymyr Zelensky will one day become a president? Well, you read it right. He is the current president of Ukraine! On April 21, 2019, he was elected as president of Ukraine with an impressive 73 percent of the vote. Being a political novice, his anticorruption platform gained a widespread support. He won a landslide victory over the incumbent Petro Poroshenko in the 2 nd round of the 2019 presidential election. The first year of his service as the president of Ukraine was, same here in the Philippines, not a breeze. On May 20, 2019, Mr. Zelensky was sworn in as president and used his inaugural address, delivered in a mix of Russian and Ukrainian language, to call for national unity. He also announced the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada which is also known as their Supreme Council. It was politically n

Did You Know That....a Filipino Designed the Winning National Costume of Miss Nigeria during the Miss Universe 2021?

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  She struts and stunned the judges in the runway! Miss Nigeria, Maristella Okpala, won the Best in National costume in the 70 th Miss Universe held in Eilat, Israel on December 12, 2021. The national costume was made by a Filipino fashion student Kennedy Jhon Gasper. The costume was inspired by the famous traditional masquerade of Nigeria’s Mmanwa tribe. The Mmanwa masquerade costume is designed for ceremonial and festive purposes to celebrate Nigerian cultural heritage to women’s strength. The elaborate ensemble consists of a 3ft sophisticated tribal mask and colorful ancient back cape that portrays a face with beaded headdress. Moreover, the costume is made of African beads, stones, crafts as she stated in her Instagram post. The whole costume has two representations: first, the beautiful Mmanwa who fought tirelessly to stop girl mutilation and child slavery; finally, as this costume was designed for ceremonies and festivals, the colorful patterns and embellishments portray the A

Typhoon Odette, International Name 'Rai,' wreaks havoc over Vis-Min region

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            On December 14 th of 2021, PAGASA announced that a severe tropical storm with an international name “Rai” has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was named “Odette”. At around 10pm that time, the center of severe tropical storm Odette was estimated based on all available data at 890 km East of Mindanao. Odette has an intensity of maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 125 km/h and central pressure of 985 hPa. Its present movement upon detection was heading West Northwestward with a speed of 15 km/h passing Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, over the coastal waters of San Juan in Southern Leyte, Nueva Valencia in Guimaras, and Araceli in Palawan. The typhoon was so severe that the southeastern portion of Eastern Samar and some parts of Mindanao (Dinagat, Eastern portion of Surigao del Norte, Siargao, Bucas Grande Islands and the northern portion of Surigao del Sur) was announced to be Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1

And the 70th Ms. Universe is… Ms. India!

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              After 21 years, India finally won its third crown from the 70 th Ms. Universe. Harnaaz Sandhu, a 21-year old model and actress from Punjab, finally brought home the crown. “Overwhelmed because it’s been 21 years since India got Miss Universe crown and it’s happening right now” as what she stated upon receiving the crown. She managed to win over Nadia Ferreira from Paraguay and Lalela Mswane from South Africa. Being true to her passion, Harnaaz Sandhu is a pageant veteran. She started competing at around the age of 17 and has won several titles. She won Miss Chandigarh 2017, Miss Max Energy Star India 2018, Femina Miss India 2019 and the current title of Miss Universe 2021. Aside from being a pageant veteran, she is also known as an actress and model in her country and starred Punjabi films like Yaara Diyan Poo Baran and Bai Ji Kuttange . Despite her busy schedule, she still put her education first. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology and is