SC ‘mercy’ for ex-justice who fixed Napoles case

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       SC ‘mercy’ for ex-justice who fixed Napoles case 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   Baguio limits entry of tourists BAGUIO CITY—The city will limit tourists to 3,000 a day after the national pandemic task force eased travel restrictions on fully vaccinated persons. Visitors who have completed their COVID-19 inoculation need not undergo testing or present negative results. Malacañang said local governments with misgivings about admitting such travelers should follow the rules for now. —Story by Vincent Cabreza and Leila B. Salaverria   GOOD HOUSEKEEPING To further encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, the Mandaluyong City government is marking households whose members have completed two doses. -- GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE   Avail promo here   Sergeant saved by survival instinct As the C-130 was about to crash after overshooting the runway in Patikul, Sulu, on Sunday, vete­ran soldier Al-Ameen Musappa Sahibuddin jumped off the plane, sustaining injuries but still alive. The Army sergeant was one of 49 survivors in the crash that killed 52 others. The Air Force tragedy “should be the last,” President Duterte was quoted as saying at the soldiers’ wake in Zamboanga on Monday.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Weaponizing the law How did so much money intended for immediate pandemic relief end up unused? The unexpended funds represent the height of dereliction of duty for a government that, in the middle of a catastrophic crisis and after allocating money including from huge foreign borrowings, would then allow billions of that fund to be held up.      SUBSCRIBE  FOLLOW  SUGGEST     © 2021 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. Unsubscribe