Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       New cases top 18K amid Delta community spread “However, community transmission was identified in Region IV-A and in NCR based on the following observations: 1. Large numbers of Delta cases and 2. Case investigations and phylogenetic analysis showed that these cases cannot be epidemiologically linked to each other nor source/s of infection determined.”   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   PH debt to hit record P 13.42T by end-’22 The national government’s outstanding debt will further climb to a record P13.42 trillion by end-2022 even as next year’s gross borrowings will be a smaller P2.47 trillion due to the narrower budget-deficit program.   MEDICAL WATCH A nurse wearing personal protective equipment runs errands at Hospicio de San Jose in Manila as medical teams look after 103 people, among them children, the elderly and shelter staff, who tested positive for COVID-19. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ   More here   PhilHealth urged to pay hospitals Malacañang has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to pay the claims of private hospitals in a bid to stop a health-care row from blowing over.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Baseless policy 'The air purifier is a mere band-aid solution.' With that remark, Greg Perez, chair of the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide-Cebu (Piston-Cebu), hit the nail on the head in protesting Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s directive for drivers and conductors of public utility vehicles in the province to wear personal air purifiers.    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