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Refrigerators Hacking

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Yes. The incident is real, and it raises an important cybersecurity concern for the Philippines as well. The news you heard about is a cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators and freezers in Europe, reported on November 2–3, 2026. 1. What exactly happened? Hackers remotely gained access to computer systems controlling supermarket refrigeration equipment. These systems normally allow technicians to monitor and adjust temperatures without physically visiting each supermarket. The attackers apparently manipulated the controls, including activating defrost settings and raising temperatures. In some stores, freezers reportedly reached 50°C (122°F). As a result, food that should have remained frozen or refrigerated spoiled and had to be thrown away. AP News+2 This was not simply someone hacking a refrigerator's Wi-Fi. It was an attack on the computerised control systems managing commercial refrigeration equipment. 2. Which countries were affected? The incidents reported on November ...

How many active catholic priests in the Philippines?

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For the Philippines as of 2025 — CBCP / Vatican Yearbook data : How many active priests? ∼10,178 priests active nationwide — down from 12,964 in 2016. The CBCP reports the Catholic population grew from 61.6M in 2016 to 73.6M in 2025, while  priests declined from 12,964 to 10,178.  Other reports note about 1 priest per 7,000 parishioners shortage and older counts of 8,700 priests nationwide overworked.  For reference, Catholic-Hierarchy latest tabulation lists 7,335 total (5,037 diocesan + 2,298 religious) but that is pre-2025. The CBCP 10,178 figure is the newest. Diocese example: Imus — 112 diocesan priests for 3.9M Catholics per Vatican Yearbook 2025.  How many are Filipinos vs. foreign? CBCP does not publish a Filipino / foreign split. What we know: ∼85-90% are Filipinos — all diocesan priests (around 6,000-7,000) are Filipino, plus majority of religious priests. ∼10-15% are foreign missionaries — estimated 1,000-1,500 active foreign priests helpin...

Direktoryo ng Diyosesis ng San Pablo, Philippines 2021

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Ito po ang direktoryo ng Diyosesis ng San Pablo sa Taong iyo 2021. Mula po noong 2020 na kung saan inilathala ang bagong trabaho at parokya ng mga pari sa nasasakop ng diyosesis ay hindi ko na po inilagay sa blog dahil nakalathala pa po noon sa pahina ng web ng diyosesis ngunit dahil ngayon ay hgindi na iyon gumagana ay napagisipan kub=ng ilagau ito dito ang pagsisikapan kung iupdate ito. Diocese of San Pablo Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Insulis Philippinis                                                                     The Diocese of San Pablo comprises the whole province of Laguna. the province of Laguna remained an integral part of the Diocese of Lipa until Nov. 28, 1966 when Pope Paul VI through the apostolic letter Ecclesiarum per ampla dismembered it from Lipa and made it a new diocese. Since April 18, 1967 ...