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Taxi Driver Praised after Rescuing Stray Cat in the Middle of Highway
So many animals are getting hit by vehicles along the world’s busy highways, but one cat was saved by a taxi driver who stopped his vehicle to save it from the middle of the highway! Isn’t that wonderful?
Taxi Driver Saves Stray Cat from Highway
It is really so sad that there are millions of animals that get hit by vehicles along the world’s busy highways because these creatures have no idea that these fast-moving machines are heading to their direction.
But it is nice to hear stories of people who stop to help these creatures to safety.

Kenn Migan Vincent Gumonan was driving along a national highway in Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City in southern Philippines last January 13, 2021 at around 9:47 AM when he saw the taxi ahead of him stop all of a sudden. He was curious why the driver stopped.
Moments later, the driver of the said taxi went out of the vehicle to check underneath. Whatever it is under the car was not yet visible to Gumonan at the time, but the taxi driver drove the vehicle a bit forward and revealed a cat!

Gumonan watched happily as the taxi driver tried his best to catch the cat without spooking it. After all, if the cat gets spooked, it might suddenly run across the street and get hit by the other passing vehicles that might not notice the small figure moving in that highway.

It was a good thing that the taxi driver managed to catch the stray cat. He left his vehicle as he crossed the street, bringing the cat to safety. Unknown to him, Gumonan was cheering at his actions and would later share the video on Facebook where his heroic deeds went viral.

Kudos to this kindhearted taxi driver!
Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions (WVCs)
Increasing automobile speed has contributed a lot to the rapid rise in wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs). This is also due to many roads being created along places that have once been home to many animals. Moreover, a lot of drivers in recent years don’t pay too much attention to the road as they are distracted by their mobile phones or just want to move at higher speeds to reach their destinations more quickly.

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Online Seller Shows What Really Happens Behind the Scenes of Beautiful Product Photos
These days, you will find a lot of great products being sold online – and many have such beautiful photos that truly make you want to buy the item. But did you know that behind the scenes, there might be a seller struggling to take the photos?
Online Seller Shares BTS of Item Pictorial
When selling something, especially online where your prospective buyers can’t actually peruse the item well, it is important to make sure that your photos look presentable. The better the pictures, the bigger chance that the prospective customer will buy the item.

That’s why a lot of sellers take time in taking pictures, making sure that they take the best ones that put their products in the best light.
Donna Donna is an online seller who owns D&D Collection PH, an online ukay ukaw shop based in Sasmuan, Pampanga. She’s been selling since 2016 and has learned the art of taking the best photos from the best angles with the best props to best sell her products.

The photos are creative and very ‘sosyal’, but Donna recently shared what actually happens behind the scenes. It’s not as easy as it looks.
“Buhay Online Seller 😍,” she posted on her Facebook account.
“Init ka lang online seller ako 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 Behind the scene. Every collection ganito ang set up ko. Pictorial time 2-4pm dahil yun lang ang time ko since Tulog si baby. maiinit OO pero okay lang makakuha lang ng magandang picture ng mga damit. Kapag mahal mo talaga ginagawa mo mag eenjoy kana lang. wala ng arte arte sa panahon ngayon. Diskarte is the key 🔑.”

Netizens were impressed at the final picture she was able to produce from that photoshoot. Despite the challenges, she was able to achieve nice pictures that would certainly attract more customers to buy from her shop.



What is BTS?
BTS (not the Korean band BTS) is a popular term these days. Though it is not a formal definition that you can find in the dictionary, BTS simply means “behind the scenes”. This is a term that many celebrities use to share their backstage photos and other snapshots or videos about what happens, well, behind the scenes of their show or movie.
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Fil-Am Engineer Helps in Safe Landing of Perseverance Rover on Mars
Humans are celebrating the successful entry and landing of the Perseverance Rover on Mars – and the Filipino community feels proud to have one engineer who helped achieve this monumental success!
Fil-Am Engineer Helps in Perseverance Rover’s Safe Landing
Mars has always held fascination for humans, particularly because the red planet has land mass that many believe could have harbored life in the past or might still have alien life possibly hiding beneath the ground. A lot of movies have taken up stories about Mars or have Martians as Earth invaders.
While science does not believe such alien life exists, at least at present, it is believed that Mars might have had some life form but not the same green aliens that are often shown in the movies.

Recently, a robotic visitor from Earth called the Perseverance Rover successfully landed on the red planet’s surface. It is just the size of a car and has been designed to explore Mars. Not only will Perseverance take photos, it will also collect samples of broken rock and soil as well as look for signs of potential life.
It is the first of its kind – and the Filipino community is proud to have a Fil-Am engineer among the people who designed, tested, and piloted the rover.
Gregorio Villar III has been working for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 12 years. He is the Entry Descent Landing (EDL) Systems Engineer of Mars 2020 Mission and operations systems engineer for NASA JPL.

As one of the engineers in this massive project, he led the council of atmospheric scientists to study the Martian atmosphere and did a parachute test campaign in the world’s largest wind tunnel. He has also spent over 7 years creating and testing a system that would land a car-sized rover on Mars. This came into fruition with the Perseverance Rover.
The young Fil-Am engineer graduated from Saint Louis University – Laboratory High School in Baguio. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Physics at California State Polytechnic University and finished his doctoral degree in Astronautical Engineering at the University of Southern California.
What is a Rover?
A rover is a kind of robotic vehicle and planetary surface exploration device that’s designed to move across the solid surface of a planet or other planetary mass celestial bodies such as moons and asteroids. It takes photos and might also collect samples.
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Roadside Pop-Up Coffee Stand Inspires with Start-Up Story
They opened the roadside pop-up coffee stand last December 2020 with just 3 customers, but the shop is doing so good that they’re now selling as much as 100 cups a day! Amazingly, they are only open from 5AM to 9AM. Wow.
Coffee Stand by the Road Goes Viral
Brewing coffee sourced from the fields of local farmers in Sagada, Kalinga and Benguet, a pop-up coffee stand along Candaba-Baliuag Road by the rice fields in Pampanga is getting much attention online. The setup is rather simple, with the guys brewing coffee by hand, but they are enjoying so much success that they’re selling about 100 cups on good days.

Even on bad days, Coffee Bros sells at least 20 cups. Definitely not bad for a pop-up coffee stand that only opens from 5AM to 9AM each day.
“Nung nagsimula po kami, three customers lang kami. Pinsan lang namin ‘yung dalawa bumili,” explained Johndoe Gallegos who co-owns the store with brother Kim Martin Gallegos and cousin Bill Lawrence Estacio.

The happy store owners proudly shared that their coffee is sourced from different farmers in Northern Luzon, particularly in Sagada, Baguio, and Kalinga. Not only are they selling delicious, aromatic coffee that the locals are enjoying, they are also helping provide livelihood for these farmers.


“Nag-eenjoy po kami sa ginagawa namin. Plus, sa mga taong namamahangha sa paggawa namin ng kape… Masaya na kami. Dahil manual lang po lahat ng gamit namin. At ang importante po is nagiging aware po ang mga tao sa mga lokal natin na coffee beans at local coffee farmers at kung anong sarap ng ating local coffee,” Johndoe explained.
“Marami rin po ang na-inspire nagstart ng business nila dahil nung nagpost po ako sa mga groups ng kape dito sa Pinas. Doon pa lang masasabi ko matagumpay na shop namin dahil sa daming na-inspire sa amin.”


What is a Pop-Up Stand?
A pop-up stand is simply a display that is often used for shops due to the easy way these can be dismantled and assembled. This is perfect for vendors who do not have a permanent store to sell their items.
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