Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Health workers’ woes taking toll on hospitals​ Already saddled with the influx of COVID-19 patients, hospitals, particularly those privately run, also are facing the challenges of keeping their workforce intact. One of the largest private hospitals, St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC), is having such a “workforce problem.”   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   40 years maximum for killer cop Nuezca​ Ex-cop Jonel Nuezca was convicted of double murder for the killing of a mother and her son in Paniqui, Tarlac, shortly before Christmas 2020. In the ruling she issued after a six-month trial, Judge Stela Marie Gandia Asuncion said: “A ‘shoot first, think later’ disposition occupies no decent place in a civilized society.” Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar said justice had been served.   NEW AT PGH Health workers do some last-minute housekeeping, including a check on room pressure through a monitor (inset) at the new 44-bed COVID-19 isolation center at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila, which earlier stopped accepting walk-in patients due to a bed shortage. —RICHARD A. REYES ​   Shop here   US, allies warn of terror in Kabul​ KABUL—Western nations warned their citizens on Thursday to immediately leave areas near Kabul airport over a terrorist threat, as thousands of people became increasingly desperate to reach a dwindling number of evacuation flights. Nearly 90,000 Afghans and foreigners have fled Afghanistan via the US-led airlift since the hardline Islamist Taliban movement took control of the country on Aug. 15.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: It’s time, Manny ​ ​ If he truly has his heart set on helping Filipinos as a public servant, success shouldn’t be difficult to achieve. The whole country and the world have witnessed the proof in boxing: When Manny Pacquiao sets his heart on something, success almost always follows.   Sign up 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