Local Delta cases prompt calls to restore curbs

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Local Delta cases prompt calls to restore curbs The independent pandemic monitor, OCTA Research group, urged the government on Saturday to roll back certain policies it had recently implemented so that the country may be able to control the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed at least 11 local cases, including one death.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   Memory of 1990 Luzon Earthquake stays with survivor It took only two minutes for the world to break down around Roman Valdez, now 59, one of the survivors of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that turned many parts of Baguio City in shambles at 4:26 p.m. on July 16, 1990.   URGENT APEC AGENDA President Duterte joins an online meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Friday night, ahead of the bloc’s annual assembly in November in New Zealand. The Philippine leader makes a number of recommendations to hasten global vaccine sharing, including a call to end ''vaccine nationalism''. -- Malacanang photo   Visit shop here   Pandemic ‘silver lining’: The revival of Rizal Park Before the pandemic, the homeless slept on the sidewalk in front of the Rizal Park visitors’ entrance, all the way from T.M. Kalaw to Taft Avenue.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Marawi ‘land grab’ What rubs salt into the wounds of the thousands of displaced and homeless Maranao are reports that the government has prioritized constructing a sports stadium and a convention center.      SUBSCRIBE  FOLLOW  SUGGEST     © 2021 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe