The public were advised not to travel at Thailand for now because of the political situation that country faces.The protesters calls for the resignation of their Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.Violently they were dispersed by the authorities leaving them injured.State of Emergency were declared because of the incident.
April 6, Holy Monday, was declared as a non-working holiday by President GMA. Under Proclamation No. 1669, Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) was moved to April 6 as the usual April 9 observance falls on Maundy Thursday.That means a long weekend for those who wants to enjoy summer.
Sec. Arthur Yap of the Dept.of Agriculture expands his “Gulayan Program” together with the “Gawad Kalinga” movement.The said project will help families along rainfed areas and low income provinces.Globe Telecom,also pledge 35 farms under this project.Implementation of the program will begin before the wet season in May.
Risk of heart disease may be cut in half with a new “super pill” that combines low doses of aspirin and drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol,based on the study it has been proven that polypill probably has the potential to reduce heart disease by 60 % and stroke by 50 %.It contains low doses of three medications against high blood pressure; simvastatin, which lowers LDL- or bad cholesterol -and aspirin, a known blood-thinner.This would be another milestone in medicine to lessen mortality rates because of heart disease.
Job Mismatch in the country are now resolved thru the help of DepEd Sec. Jesli Lapuz because there are an increased number of vocational schools for this upcoming school year.This will therefore help 4th year students to take vocational courses instead of going to college.
Earth Hour Philippines is an astounding success as our country ranked 1st among the others who participated in this event.More than 15 million Filipinos were estimated to have joined and a total of 647 cities and towns participated.2nd to us is Greece with 484 participating towns and cities.
Heightened Alert was implemented for the Manila Police by NCRPO Chief in connection with the Lent Season.400 police were assigned in different Metro Manila districts to ensure public safety specially in crowded areas.
Everybody was advised to please turn off their non-essential lights for about an hour from 8:30 – 9:30 p.m tonight.This would be a great help to lessen the global warming that were experiencing right now. We will be joining with 83 countries worldwide.
There are 25,000 job opportunities in Canada exclusively for Pinoys according to Richard Mills of Canadian Chamber of Commerce.Job offers include health care, engineering and oil industry. After 2 years, they were allowed to apply as migrants in. Job postings can be found at POEA website,and placement is free!
The House of Representatives Congressmen was asked by Speaker
Prospero Nograles to tackle 28 measures to ensure more benefits for the elderly.Among these includes those that will grant pension, hospitalization benefits, discount privileges, various tax exemptions, long-term care program,and Magna Carta formulation.