High local cases, Delta threat prolong GCQ ​

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       High local cases, Delta threat prolong GCQ ​ President Duterte approved on Thursday the extension of the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila and nearby provinces from July 16 to July 31 as infections in some cities are not declining and concerns about the more contagious COVID-19 Delta variant are mounting.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   PNP chief: Impossible to use anti-Red funds right away​ Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said there was nothing anomalous in the PNP’s failure to use all of its P722.9-milion anti-insurgency fund in 2020, as earlier reported by the Commission on Audit.   ENGINEERING ODDITY A seven-story structure and another towering house nearby stick out of a neighborhood in San Andres, Manila, that caught fire on Thursday afternoon. At least 30 houses behind a public market were affected. —Lyn Rillon   Learn more     Mayor urged: Stand up for Zambales fishermen ​ The fisherfolk group Pamalakaya blasted Mayor Arsenia Lim of Masinloc town in Zambales for disputing local residents’ accounts of their encounters with Chinese coast guard vessels that had been keeping them out of Panatag Shoal.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Who’s parroting whom?​ This week marks the fifth anniversary of the landmark Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling that upheld the Philippines' sovereign rights to its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, and invalidated China’s sweeping claims over nearly the entire resource-rich waters.    Register here   SUBSCRIBE  FOLLOW  SUGGEST     © 2021 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe