Killing of 2 activists hours before SONA condemned

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Killing of 2 activists hours before SONA condemned GUINOBATAN, Albay, Philippines — Two activists were killed in what police here claimed was a “shootout” just hours before President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his last State of the Nation Address on Monday at the Batasang Pambansa.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   Where's pandemic road map in Sona? President Duterte’s nearly three-hour State of the Nation Address was long on his accomplishments but wanting in details on how the country could overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, hunger and even unemployment, lawmakers observed.     Sign up here   Another lockdown urged vs Delta spread The OCTA Research Group has called for a two-week lockdown to help curb the spread of the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus. Professor Ranjit Rye said the country should “go early and go hard” like Australia and New Zealand to prevent the situation from worsening.    Take our news quiz!   Opinion: ‘But not yet a surge’ Hidilyn Diaz lifted our collective spirit but things look grim with the local transmission of COVID-19’s Delta variant confirmed and the number of infections inexorably rising.   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