PAGASA warns of dangerous heat index in 38 areas
April 25, 2024
WASHINGTON: Twitter reinstated former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s account Friday as the US marked the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The account of Flynn, a retired army general and former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, was permanently banned two days after supporters of Trump stormed the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., clashing with police and security forces. At least five people, including a police officer, died in the riot. In his first tweet after two years, Flynn thanked Twitter owner Elon Musk for “all he is doing to help protect our basic human
ANKARA: Global food prices increased 14.3 percent year on year in 2022, the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. The FAO food price index rose 18 points from the previous year to 143.7 points in 2022. The index measures monthly changes in international prices of five major food commodity groups – cereal, meat, dairy products, vegetable oils, and sugar. The dairy price index, according to FAO, jumped 19.6 percent, registering the highest annual average on record since 1990 with 142.5 points. The cereal price index rose 17.9 percent, from 2021 to a
MANILA: The Marcos government has manifested its commitment to provide quality teacher education with its inclusion in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, in a news release on Saturday, said Republic Act No. 11713 or the Excellence in Teacher Education Act, signed into law last year, is highlighted in the PDP 2023-2028. The law revamps the Teacher Education Council (TEC) by strengthening the coordination among the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education and the Professional Regulation Commission. Under the law, the TEC is mandated to set basic requirements for teacher education programs and
WASHINGTON: A 6-year-old student is in police custody after he shot and wounded a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia on Friday, according to police. “The teacher’s injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The investigation remains ongoing,” the Newport News Police Department said in a statement. Police said no students were injured in the incident. The teacher is a woman in her 30s, media reports said. She was taken to a local hospital, according to the police, but the extent of her injuries is not known at this time. Police Chief Steve Drew
CEBU CITY: Fourteen maintenance workers who availed of the single-entry approach (SEnA) in settling their labor disputes have received nearly PHP2 million in monetary award. The amount was paid as a form of restitution for the underpayment of wages and the non-payment of the 13th-month pay of the workers of an adventure park here. Lilia Estillore, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional director, said in a news release Saturday that a writ of execution ordered the employer’s depositary bank to release the amount to the workers. The concern of the workers was first lodged as a request for assistance
