Border controls in Metro meant to stop exodus to provinces

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Año: Border controls in Metro meant to stop exodus to provinces Checkpoints were activated at 12 a.m. on Sunday at the borders of the National Capital Region (NCR) and the neighboring provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite—collectively called the NCR Plus—to stop the exodus of people in the capital region to other nearby provinces, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   Raising flags for food distribution Community pantry organizers have begun thinking of new ways to get help where it is needed. Households needing food may raise a red cloth or flag outside their home, while green is the designated color for those who have items to donate.   DREAMIN’ OF GOLD The Zamboanga-born power-punching slugger says he won’t settle for anything less than the gold medal after knocking out his Armenian foe in their quarterfinal bout of the middleweight division of men’s boxing in Tokyo on Sunday, a win that guaranteed him a bronze medal. —REUTERS   Sign up here   Drilon: Senate has say on foreign policy President Duterte’s turnabouts on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) show why foreign policy should be a “shared power” between the Senate and the President, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Preemptive move If the preemptive lockdown is to work, the government has to do much more to salvage an economy plunged deep in recession by the health crisis.    Stay tuned here   SUBSCRIBE | FACEBOOK | VIBER INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN | SUGGEST     © 2021 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe