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
BAGUIO CITY: The city government’s “Gawad Lingap” program has benefited over 200 public elementary and secondary students here, preventing them from dropping out due to financial difficulty. “Gawad Lingap rescues learners at risk of dropping out due to poverty,” said Dr. Federico Martin, Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) of Baguio under the Department of Education (DepEd), in a text message Friday. Martin said the program assures the students of continued schooling with a fare and allowance money to use and allow them to improve their performance in school. He said a qualified elementary pupil receives PHP500 monthly allowance
MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Punay has expressed his gratitude to all DSWD employees for dedicating their time and effort in the prompt and continuous response to affected population in times of disaster. “Such service helps the Department to fulfill its mandate to render and extend assistance to the needy and to continue relief operations in times of troubles like the prolonged weather disturbances now happening in various regions of the country,” Punay said in a virtual meeting with officials of various DSWD field offices Thursday. “We are one of the top three
MANILA: The Japanese government continues to support the Philippines in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction among students and teachers The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Friday held a talk in Cebu City, in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) in Central Visayas, to help improve the resiliency of schools. JICA senior representative Yanagiuchi Masanari emphasized the importance of bridging disaster-resilient infrastructure and behavior change through education. The talk builts on JICA’s completed Support Project on the Promotion of School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (SDRRM), which was piloted in 10 schools across the province from 2017
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday assured the public that health authorities are monitoring “very closely” the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. In an interview after his ocular inspection of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Marcos said the government is not letting its guard down over concerns about new Covid-19 variants, adding that the country is still “in the same status.” “So, we’re watching it. Of course, very closely. But so far, mukha naman maayos, mukha namang nama-manage natin (everything seems fine and it looks like we are managing it),” Marcos said. “At, mukha naman kagaya
