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The phenomenon was caught on film and uploaded to Instagram last Friday afternoon, showing what looks like thousands of bees swarming over a Citilink Indonesia airplane's right wing. There are numerous reasons why a chartered flight might be delayed.  But recent passengers on a Citilink Indonesia flight were stung by a rather unusual occurrence, earlier this week - after one of the plane's wings was covered in bees. The commuter flight, which was loaded with passengers, was about to depart from Indonesia's Kualanamu International Airport, which serves the North Sumatra province, when thousands of the insects descended. Images taken from inside the craft show more than half if the wing completely covered by the swarm, while other bees hover nearby.  Frustrated holiday-makers were left waiting more than 90 minutes for intervention from the local fire service, who dislodged the insects with jets of water. Citilink corporate vice president, Benny Bu...

Tune in to the news and you will surely hear about a crime committed just that morning. Depressing as it is, criminal acts are a part of life no matter where you are in the world, and living in a third world country doesn’t exactly help matters. While criminal acts can range from the atrocious to the petty, some people really take the cake. Notorious and infamous, some people live on as legends, even their names serving as menaces to society, and they can take all shapes and forms. 8. ALVIN FLORES Alvin was the leader of the “Alvin Flores” gang. His criminal activities began when he joined the Alex Boncayao Brigade in Malabon during the 1980s. He became a car thief for the gang. Soon after, he decided to start his own, one that would gradually become notorious for robbing people in broad daylight while dressed in police uniforms. The last crime he committed was the gunpoint robbery at a Rolex shop in Greenbelt 5 in 2009. The media turned the incident into nationwide breaking ne...

This soldier sacrificed his life and blocks a grenade explosion with his own body to save his comrades in Marawi City Another soldier sacrificed his life for the country and for his comrades during the battle in Marawi on September 25. Corporal Eric Delos Santos of the Philippine Marines died during the battle between the Maute Terrorist Group and government forces as the Armed Forces of the Philippines make another push into remaining Maute strongholds in Marawi City. According to several news reports, CPL Delos Santos died while blocking a grenade thrown to them by the enemy. There are also some information that the brave soldier from Tagalisay, Zamboanga City intentionally made himself a human shield to protect his comrades from the grenade explosion. Corporal Delos Santos died after he received tremendous amount of damage from the shrapnel came from the explosion of the grenade. The corporal was only married to his wife several months ago, before he was assigned to ...

The Philippines has a lot to offer for anyone who’s willing to brave the roads: fantastic sunsets, stunning beaches, and some of the happiest and most hospitable people on the planet. There are, however, certain things you can only find in the Philippines. Here’s a list of 10 things you can only find in the Philippines: 1.Soda (or any other drink) in a plastic bag You’ve seen plastic bottles, glass bottles, mugs, glasses… but have you seen drinks served in a plastic bag? 2. Balut eggs The essential challenge for all expats/foreigners: eat a balut egg (fertilized duck egg with an almost developed embryo). 3.Dinuguan It’s black, but it’s made with blood… pig’s blood, to be exact. 4.Sizzling Sisig (though it’s now seen in Filipino restaurants outside the country) The world only got to know about sisig recently, but Filipinos have always been eating this wonderful delicacy. 5.Tumbang Preso Never underestimate the creativity of Filipino children… especially...

The terrifying creatures are thought to be the result of genetic breeding This shocking footage reveals the mutant 'double-muscled' pigs being bread by a farmer in Cambodia. The terrifying creatures are thought to be the result of genetic breeding. Some of the super-sized animals have enormous testicles while others are barely able to walk because of their muscles. Videos and images of the freakish pigs have gone viral after being posted on Facebook. The page is called Duroc Cambodia, referring to a common breed of domestic pig which originated in the US. But the farmer, thought to be based in Banteay Meanchey province, appears proud of his stock. He has been sharing regular updates on the pigs' progress since last December. The page offers two lots of pig semen and two artificial penises for for just £5. The desire for increased muscle is thought to be driven by increased prices for pork by weight. Demand has soared in recent years, especially in...

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday threatened to work very hard for the ouster of Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III if the latter would keep Sen. Richard Gordon as chair of the powerful Senate blue ribbon committee. Trillanes said he wanted a change in the Senate leadership because Gordon’s handling of the blue ribbon committee had affected the independence of the chamber. “The committee of Sen. Gordon is at the center of investigations and it represents the leadership of Senate President Pimentel in the Senate. For me, as long as [Senator] Gordon is there, you will really  see how the independence of the Senate has been affected,” Trillanes said at a Senate press forum. Trillanes said  as long as Gordon remained at the blue ribbon committee, he would “put the blame and responsibility” on Pimentel. “If (Pimentel) does not remove (Gordon), I will work hard to have (Pimentel) removed so that [Senator] Gordon would be removed as blue ribbon chair,” he...

They can be recognized by their cucumber shape and transparent exterior People aren’t the only ones flooding the beaches along the coast of Northern California this month. In recent weeks, seemingly alien creatures have been found washed up in Monterey Bay, according to SF Gate. The animals look harmless, but they have caused issues within the fishing communities and may also be a sign of a more ominous issue. So what are these mysterious sea dwellers and what does their appearance mean? Pyrosomes, also referred to as “sea pickles” or “fire bodies,” are made up of multicellular creatures called zooids. National Geographic reported that the fire bodies can be recognized by their cucumber shape and transparent, Jell-O like exterior. Researchers have also noted that the organisms are asexual, as stated in The Guardian. They are more commonly found in tropical waters but have been spotted since 2015 in increasing numbers along the Northern California Current, which spans Nort...