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British Museum sacks employee over ‘missing, stolen or damaged’ items
The British Museum said Wednesday that it had dismissed a staff member and alerted the police after items from its collection were found to be "missing, stolen or damaged". The items included gold jewelry and gems of semi-precious stones and glass dating from the 15th century BC to the 19th century, it said in a statement. "This is a highly unusual incident," said Hartwig Fischer, director of the museum in central London, which is best known for housing collections including the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles. "We take the safeguarding of all the items in our care extremely seriously," he said. "The museum apologizes for what has happened but we have now brought an end to this -- and we are determined to put things right." The museum said legal action would now be taken against the former employee, and an investigation was underway headed by the economic crime unit of London's Metropolitan Police. Most of the items affected were described by the museum as "small pieces kept in a storeroom belonging to one of the museum's collections". None had been on recent public display and they were kept mainly for academic and research purposes, it added, without elaborating. Fischer said security had been tightened and outside experts had been brought in to help compile a "definitive account" of what was missing, damaged or stolen. "This will allow us to throw our efforts into the recovery of objects," he said. The post British Museum sacks employee over ‘missing, stolen or damaged’ items appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Meta apologizes for Facebook’s auto-sending friend requests
Facebook's parent company Meta issued an apology following a bug update that caused inadvertent Facebook friend requests. “We fixed a bug related to a recent app update that caused some Facebook friend requests to be sent mistakenly. We’ve stopped this from happening and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused,” Meta said in a statement. According to reports, Facebook users in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Philippines were particularly affected by the glitch. Users claimed that Facebook was sending automatic requests to individuals whom they happened to visit their profile. They said they were receiving notifications from random individuals accepting their "friend requests", even though they did not, as they claimed, send those friend requests. This inexplicable action raised concerns among users about potential data privacy violations and digital consent breaches. Notably, the glitch occurred after Meta started its latest round of layoffs focusing on technical employees. The post Meta apologizes for Facebook’s auto-sending friend requests appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Korean Air prexy apologizes over plane incident in Cebu
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The top executive of Korean Air has issued an apology addressed to those affected by the crash landing of Korean Air flight KE631 at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). “I would like to extend my sincere sentiments regarding the Korean Air Flight KE631 incident at Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Oct. 23, 2022,” […] The post Korean Air prexy apologizes over plane incident in Cebu appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Cebu City declares state of calamity in 28 mountain barangays due to el Niño
CEBU CITY, Philippines – In response to the escalating effects of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, Cebu City has declared a “state of calamity” in 28 mountain barangays. This decision comes after a resolution was passed with reports of dwindling water sources and agricultural distress, prompting urgent measures to assist affected communities in the city. .....»»
Power fluctuations hit NAIA
Passengers sweltered as power fluctuations hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 at around 10 a.m. yesterday......»»
DOTr: 2.2 million more plastic cards to be delivered
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista inspected yesterday the one million delivered plastic cards to be used for the printing of driver’s licenses, at the Land Transportation Office central office in Quezon City......»»
Cebu bus terminals: 100,000 passengers expected on March 27
CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 100,000 passengers are expected to flock to two of the biggest bus terminals here in Cebu for the Holy Week this year. As early as 7 a.m. on Holy Wednesday, dozens already queued for buses at the Cebu North Bus Terminal (CNBT) in the North Reclamation Area. READ MORE:.....»»
Infants under six months most affected by pertussis — DOH
Latest data from the DOH showed there were 28 new pertussis infections, bringing this year’s total cases to 568. Of the figure, around 63% were infants below six months. .....»»
Fisherfolk raise alarm over demolition of Navotas City fishing structures
“Affected fisherfolk and other residents ‘highly believe’ that the dismantling order is part of the 650-hectare reclamation project in the area.” The post Fisherfolk raise alarm over demolition of Navotas City fishing structures appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
China blocks Philippine supply run in disputed waters (VIDEO)
Manilla and Beijing have traded accusations over a naval incident near the Spratly Islands Chinese patrol boats used water cannons on Saturday to disrupt an attempt by the Philippine military to deliver supplies to a reef in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where the Philippine Navy intentionally grounded a tan.....»»
China blocks Philippine military supply boat in disputed waters (VIDEO)
Manilla and Beijing have traded accusations over a naval incident near the Spratly Islands Chinese patrol boats used water cannons on Saturday to disrupt an attempt by the Philippine military to deliver supplies to a reef in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where the Philippine Navy intentionally grounded a tan.....»»
China blocks Philippine supply run in disputed waters
Manilla and Beijing have traded accusations over a naval incident near the Spratly IslandsChinese patrol boats used water cannons on Saturday to disrupt an attempt by the Philippine military to deliver supplies to a reef in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where the Philippine Navy intentionally grounded a tank landing ship over two decades ago.The incident occurred near the Second.....»»
China blocks Philippine military supply boat in disputed waters
Manilla and Beijing have traded accusations over a naval incident near the Spratly IslandsChinese patrol boats used water cannons on Saturday to disrupt an attempt by the Philippine military to deliver supplies to a reef in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where the Philippine Navy intentionally grounded a tank landing ship over two decades ago.The incident occurred near the Second.....»»
13 killed in vehicles collision in southern Philippines
MANILA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen people were killed after a passenger van and a dump truck collided on a highway in Cotabato province in the southern Philippines on Monday, police and local media said. Police said the van, with about 15 passengers aboard, was negotiating a sloping curve when it was hit by the speeding dump truck in the opposite lane. The accident happened after 12 noon local time. In.....»»
2 hurt in another gun attack in Cotabato City
Two local residents were wounded in another ambush incident in this city at about 11:00 p.m. Monday......»»
200 brgy workers, children affected by DavNor floods receive assistance
200 brgy workers, children affected by DavNor floods receive assistance.....»»
eTravel pains
You know it’s a popular season for traveling when television news outlets are already reporting live from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to check if there are already hordes of passengers preparing to leave town or the country during the Holy Week break......»»
Low subsidy forces LRTA to cut budget for train rehab
The Light Rail Transit Authority is cutting its budget for the restoration of trains to make the most of the lower subsidy given to the agency this year......»»
China blocks Philippine supply run in disputed waters (VIDEO)
Manilla and Beijing have traded accusations over a naval incident near the Spratly Islands Chinese patrol boats used water cannons on Saturday to disrupt an attempt by the Philippine military to deliver supplies to a reef in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where the Philippine Navy intentionally grounded a tan.....»»
China blocks Philippine military supply boat in disputed waters (VIDEO)
Manilla and Beijing have traded accusations over a naval incident near the Spratly Islands Chinese patrol boats used water cannons on Saturday to disrupt an attempt by the Philippine military to deliver supplies to a reef in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where the Philippine Navy intentionally grounded a tan.....»»