The PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group warned against a new scam tactic called “quishing,” which uses fake QR codes to steal victims’ personal and financial information.
This might not be the typical expat blog, written by a German expat, living in the Philippines since 1999. It's different. In English and in German. Check it out! Enjoy reading! Dies mag' nun wirklich nicht der typische Auswandererblog eines Deutschen auf den Philippinen sein. Er soll etwas anders sein. In Englisch und in Deutsch! Viel Spass beim Lesen!
You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?
Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!
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Friday, July 24, 2026
Descendants of Spanish, American, and European Settlers in the Philippines
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Madonna, BTS, Shakira and more World Cup halftime performers see jump in song streams
By The Associated Press
Published Jul 24, 2026 10:22 am
NEW YORK (AP) — It was the 11-minute performance heard around the world. Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought abridged hits to the World Cup's first halftime show Sunday just outside New York. And it has resulted in some noteworthy streaming bumps.
Luminate, the industry data and analytics company that provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership, examined streams of each song performed by each musician two days before the final (Friday and Saturday) and compared those figures to the final and the day afterward (Sunday and Monday.)
They found:
1. Global streams of Justin Bieber’s “Everything Hallelujah” more than doubled, rising 110% from 592,000 streams to 1.25 million.
2. Global streams of Madonna's "Music" rose 66%, from 193,000 streams to 321,000.
3. BTS' "Dynamite" also grew in terms of global streams, from 2.14 million to 3.05 million for an increase of 43%.
4. And Shakira and Burna Boy's official anthem for the 2026 World Cup, "Dai Dai" also saw a slight bump for an addition of 3.48 million new global streams. That’s a 24% increase, from 14.78 million to 18.27 million. In the U.S. alone, streams of “Dai Dai” rose 52%, from 1.68 million streams to 2.55 million.
Luminate also found that the aforementioned artists only saw considerable jumps in the songs they performed on the field last weekend as opposed to their full catalogs.



