Duterte now ‘somewhat sold on idea’ of VP run

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Duterte now ‘somewhat sold on idea’ of VP run A disgraced magistrate of the Sandiganbayan, who was sacked in 2014 for corruption in fixing an earlier criminal case of convicted plunderer Janet Lim Napoles, has won a reprieve from the Supreme Court.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   Why 2 justices sayno to clearing Bong ​ Two Sandiganbayan justices strongly disagreed with three others who cleared Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. of graft in the pork barrel scam, saying public funds from the senator's office could not have been siphoned off without his “complicity.” Justices Efren dela Cruz and Bayani Jacinto dissented against the decision of Justices Edgardo Caldona, Rafael Lagos and Geraldine Econg. —STORY BY KRIXIA SUBINGSUBING AND NIKKA G. VALENZUELA   TILL NEXT DELIVERY Chairs stay empty at the Marikina City Sports Center, now repurposed as a mega-vaccination site, after the local government suspended its COVID-19 inoculation program on Wednesday as supply ran out. The national government has apologized again for the delay in shipments coming from abroad. --GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE   Shop here   Seoul puts back COVID-19 curbs SEOUL -- South Korea reported 1,212 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its second highest number of daily new infections ever, days after it began easing social distancing restrictions. Majority of the cases are in Seoul, forcing officials to extend movement curbs in the city and surrounding areas for at least another week. The fourth wave of the coronavirus is being fuelled by the Delta variant. -- STORY BY REUTERS   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Unreserved commiserations ​ What was supposed to be a routine, uneventful flight on a bright and clear Sunday morning suddenly turned tragic just before noon, when the C-130 Hercules carrying 96 military personnel that took off from Laguindingan airport crashed in Patikul town in Sulu.     SUBSCRIBE  FOLLOW  SUGGEST     © 2021 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe