PAGASA warns of dangerous heat index in 38 areas
April 25, 2024
Retail sales have been falling and consumer confidence has hit record low levels in the United Kingdom (UK) due to the country’s persistently high inflation rate, fresh surveys showed on Friday. The volume of retail sales fell in all the main sectors (food stores, non-food stores, non-store retailing, and fuel) by 1.4 percent in September, making it 1.3 percent below pre-COVID-19 February 2020 levels, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday. The only sub-sector to buck the trend was clothing and footwear stores. In the three months to September, sales volumes fell by 2.0 percent
The Police Regional Office – Cordillera (PROCOR) said the concept of a whole-of-nation approach where all government agencies would work together to provide alternative livelihood activities will be the difference-maker in putting an end to Kalinga province’s marijuana cultivation problem. “Kailangan mabigyan ng alternative livelihood activity and mga residente at kailangan matulungan sila na masiguro na may kikitain sila (Residents need to be provided with alternative livelihoods and assisted so they would have sure income),” Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, PROCOR director, said in a phone interview Friday. He said this was the essence of a dialogue held in
More than 650 police personnel and force multipliers are ready to be deployed to public and private cemeteries and other convergence sites in the city from October 29 to November 2 for the Undas holiday, the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) said Friday. “Their function will be to assist in the maintenance of traffic and provide police assistance to ensure the safe and orderly observance of the All Saints’ (Day) and All Souls’ Day, which is a long weekend,” Col. Domingo Gambican, BCPO operations chief, said in a report. Based on the BCPO’s Oplan Undas, 317 police personnel
As the midwifery profession celebrates its 100th year anniversary in the country, Kabayan Party-List Rep. Ron Salo on Friday filed House Bill 3882 which seeks to strengthen the role of midwives in the country’s health care system. “The proposed measure does not only strengthen the role of midwives in the health system, but also promotes the optimal health of mothers and their babies,” Salo said. “When the midwives are greatly capacitated and their welfare are taken care of, they can also effectively take care of their patients and prevent the incidence of maternal deaths,” he added. HB 3882 outlines several
Preparation and a training session for the J/70 sailboat World Championship MONACO, Oct. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The sailing world has gathered in Monaco for the J/70 world championship. For the 2022 edition, more than 400 sailors from 23 nations and 90 boats are ready to go at sea and the competition looks tough […]
