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FILE PHOTO: Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian —SENATE PRIB Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has called for the establishment of homes for the elderly to be managed by local government units (LGUs) amid a growing number of abandoned senior citizens in the country while some end up being abused or exploited. “Please look into the possibility of LGU-managed homes for the aged because we have noticed the rising instances of abandoned elderlies,” Gatchalian asked the National Commission of Senior Citizens whose proposed budget for 2025 was recently taken up by the Senate. He said the number of unattended, neglected, and homeless seniors nationwide could not be ignored. “The number of abandoned senior citizens is increasing and it’s disheartening to see them on the streets,” he noted. READ: Barangay ‘day care centers’ for elderly pushed In the case of Valenzuela City, where the senator hails from, the situation was alarming, prompting the LGU to put up its own shelter for elderly people named Bahay Kanlungan. Gatchalian has already filed Senate Bill No. 950 or Homes for Abandoned Seniors Act, which seeks the creation of nursing homes for elderlies. These would be operated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in coordination with LGUs concerned. Under the proposed measure, LGUs would be tasked to build these nursing homes for abandoned and homeless senior citizens. READ: Home security for seniors “It is our duty to ensure that our elderlies have comfortable homes and are receiving proper care. And to ensure that they live with dignity even if they are away from their families, let’s push for the establishment of nursing homes for them in every city and municipality,” said Gatchalian. Under his proposal, nursing homes for homeless and abandoned elderly people shall provide comfortable living quarters, adequate food and clothing, medical consultation or treatment, health care, and counseling, among others. The senator also called for support for Senate Bill No. 816 which criminalizes abuse against senior citizens amid a growing number of reports about some who were abused, exploited, and neglected. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . “I urge the commission to champion and help push the bill. We need to help our elderly citizens who have been neglected by their families,” Gatchalian said.
Chipotle Mexican Grill has increased its U.S. prices by 2 percent nationally, citing inflation as well as increased operating costs after promising earlier this year to maintain portion sizes for customers. “For the first time in over a year, we have taken a modest price increase of approximately 2 percent nationally to offset inflation,” Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Laurie Schalow said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times on Dec. 6. The chain had previously faced criticism from customers on social media about portion sizes, prompting retraining efforts in certain stores to maintain the standards diners expect. The California-based company’s decision followed an analyst report from Truist Securities that indicated roughly 20 percent of Chipotle’s 3,500 U.S. locations had implemented the new pricing. Avocados have also been specifically cited as a contributor to higher expenses, and previous supply issues were highlighted earlier this year when avocado shipments from Mexico to the United States were briefly suspended. Despite the price adjustment, some analysts have reported encouraging signs in customer traffic. Truist raised its price target on Chipotle’s shares after noting that the chain’s customer visits picked up in November. Larger macroeconomic shifts have more diners weighing whether to eat out or prepare meals at home. According to the company’s press releases at the time, leadership will continue to focus on guest experience, operational improvements, and long-term growth strategies. The company will release its fourth-quarter and 2024 earnings results in February.
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Adam Jones ran for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Montana State ran over Montana 34-11 on Saturday to reclaim the Brawl of the Wild trophy. The Bobcats (12-0, 8-0 Big Sky Conference) wrapped up the 123rd meeting in this rivalry with 420 yards, 326 on the ground. Montana State capped its first unbeaten season and can match the school record for consecutive wins with a playoff win in two weeks. The Bobcats, ranked second in the FCS coaches poll, should be the top seed in the playoffs after top-ranked North Dakota State lost its finale to fifth-ranked South Dakota. Montana (8-4, 5-3), ranked 10th, is expected to add to its record 27 FCS playoff appearances but will not have a first-round bye in the 24-team bracket. Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott was 6-of-12 passing for 94 yards with a touchdown in poor conditions and added 50 yards and a touchdown on the ground. He has helped the Bobcats score at least 30 points in every game this season Mellott had a 5-yard touchdown run on MSU's first possession and Mellott found Jones for a 35-yard touchdown early in the second quarter for a 14-3 lead. Myles Sansted had two field goals in the final two minutes, including a 49-yarder as time expired for a 20-3 halftime lead. Jones dominated the second half and scored two short touchdowns. Eli Gillman scored on a 1-yard run for Montana's touchdown between the Jones' touchdowns. The Grizzlies had just 234 yards and went 2 of 12 on third down. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Trump Slams Debt Ceiling Extension as 'Dumbest Decision'
Hunter Sallis poured in 31 points and Wake Forest needed most of those in a 67-57 home victory against Detroit Mercy on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C. Davin Cosby had 11 points as the Demon Deacons (6-1) won their second straight since their only loss, which came a week earlier at Xavier. But it wasn't easy as the visiting Titans (3-3) were persistent as they trimmed a 19-point deficit to nine points with plenty of time remaining (5:54). Orlando Lovejoy led the Titans with 15 points and TJ Nadeau had 13 points and nine rebounds off the Detroit Mercy bench despite shooting 1-for-8 on 3-pointers. Jared Lary added 10 points. Wake Forest doubled up the Titans in 3-point production by making 10 compared to Detroit Mercy's five. But the Demon Deacons took more than half of their attempts (61) from beyond the 3-point arc (35). As a result, they were just 9-for-13 on free throws. The Titans also held a 48-31 advantage in rebounding. Some of that might have been attributed to the absence of Wake Forest center Efton Reid III, who has been dealing with migraines. Detroit Mercy trailed 36-23 at halftime, but Wake Forest couldn't put the Titans away. Sallis shot 12-for-18 from the field and made five 3-point shots. He ended up two points shy of his career-high mark. Sallis came through with clutch shots, including a 3-pointer to go up by 12 with 4:59 left. Cosby had three 3-pointers before hitting his lone 2-point basket with 3:33 left to push the lead back to 14. The Titans shot only 5-for-19 on 3-pointers and they checked in at 33.3 percent overall from the field. Detroit Mercy was charged with 14 turnovers compared to only five for Wake Forest. Detroit Mercy was coming off Wednesday night's victory at Ball State. That outcome marked the team's first true road triumph since February 2023, but the Titans couldn't duplicate it. --Field Level Media
INOLA — Samantha Mathews was in the right place at the right time, and from that August moment in a Claremore T-Mobile store there was the development of a grassroots movement of school spirit and community unity. The result: a joyous pep rally on Tuesday and the celebration of a desperately needed, $2.2 million prize for the Inola Longhorns’ athletic department. A T-Mobile Friday Night Lights national social-media promotion had centered on prep football. Schools could enter the contest by producing a video that would be posted on Instagram. The school that generated the greatest number of video likes would be declared the winner. During the Tuesday event, T-Mobile officials announced that from a field of more than 1,700 entries — and with a current total of 1.1 million video likes — Inola High School was the contest winner and the recipient of $2.2 million to be used for a strength-and-conditioning facility. People are also reading... 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To be the only school in the nation that has this is remarkable.” Unrau and a handful of school officials knew for two weeks that Inola was the winner, but there was great pressure to keep it a secret. “People like to talk,” Unrau said. “I hated to keep people out of the loop — (people) who deserve to know — but I couldn’t jeopardize it. It was very, very difficult.” By 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Inola gym was filled with energized students and community residents. They knew the winner would be announced, but the great majority did not already know the outcome. In a prerecorded video, there was a message from retired New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski: “Guess what! You did it! Inola High School — You are the grand-prize winner of T-Mobile’s first ever Friday Night 5G Lights! Inola, you made history.” This weekend, 20 Inola students and school representatives are being flown to the SEC Championship football game in Atlanta. At some point during the Georgia-Texas game, the Inola group gets field-level recognition as the T-Mobile contest winner. Each Inola person gets a luxury hotel room and a $300 Visa card. The Longhorn marching band performed. Magenta is the official T-Mobile color, and scores of students were clad in magenta clothing. There were magenta balloons and confetti. The donuts that were served — they had magenta icing. Samantha Mathews is a 2005 Inola High School graduate who now is a hairstylist. Her daughter Layla Deboer is an Inola cheerleader. While in a Claremore T-Mobile store during the summer, Mathews was told about the T-Mobile Friday Night Lights contest. Mathews delivered a Friday Night Lights flier to an Inola school official. “Everyone at the school just ran with it,” she said, referring to the administration’s coordination of the campaign and the students’ social-media and boots-on-the-ground efforts to solicit Instagram likes for the Inola video. Students and Inola residents visited Walmart parking lots, various Tulsa locations, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paycom Center and Oklahoma State University’s Boone Pickens Stadium, sharing their requests for likes and support. “I took my kids to an Oklahoma State football game, and we made posters: ‘Help Our School Win $2 Million.’” Mathews explained. “(Inola students) made calls to every (Oklahoma) school district, asking them to ask their students to vote. Everybody just really rallied together.” Among celebrities who posted the Inola video to their big-audience social-media accounts were actress Jennifer Garner, OU football legend Brian Bosworth and the Turnpike Troubadours — a Tahlequah-based country band. Connor Pratt, a high school senior and a two-sport athlete, was among the Inola heroes. In addition to being a shortstop for the Longhorns baseball team and a wide receiver-defensive back for the football team, he had a starring role in the video that was submitted to T-Mobile. “In Inola,” Pratt stated in the video, “we don’t just play football. We live it.” “One thing I really like about Inola is that it gets people involved,” Pratt said Tuesday. “We’re such a small town.” Located 29 miles east of downtown Tulsa, Inola is a Wagoner County community with a population of 1,900. Pratt has signed to play baseball at Carl Albert State College in Poteau. Asked what he would like to be doing in 20 years, he replied, “I’m hoping to be back here, to be honest. I want to coach and teach. I love this place.” When T-Mobile designated Inola as a semifinalist, Inola Public Schools received $5,000. When Inola was named a finalist, there was an additional check for $25,000. “It took on a life of its own,” Unrau said. “The kids were unbelievable. The T-Mobile people were phenomenal from the beginning. We totally felt their support and genuine interest in Inola.” Unrau was jolted when he saw evidence of international support. “I had a person text me a picture from Denmark,” Unrau said. “They were sitting in a meeting in Denmark — a room full of people — and they were all voting for us in Denmark.” Mathews was asked whether she was shocked that her August phone-store visit led ultimately to a $2.2 million surprise for her alma mater — and to an SEC Championship trip for her daughter, and also for Pratt and Unrau. “I’m always a dreamer, and I’m a believer,” Mathews said, “and I hope I instill that in my kids — that if you believe you can do something, even if it seems impossible, you absolutely can.” The Tulsa World is where your story livesScheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas and leads by 2Romania's presidential election results annulled amid Russian interference accusations
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