Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Unicef worries for PH kids missing in-person classes The Philippines is among only five countries in the world that have not resumed in-person classes since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared last year, and the prolonged closure has infringed on the right to learn of more than 27 million Filipino students, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said on Wednesday.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   Duque can quit but no firing planned​ President Duterte’s "ever-changing" stance on the fate of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III baffles lawmakers after he said he would accept should Duque voluntarily resign but also stressed he would not sack the embattled Cabinet official.    READ AND WEEP Cristy Donguines, a government nurse, shows her payslip during a protest action outside Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Manila on Wednesday, the same day the budget department announced the release of P311.8 million to fund the special risk allowance of some 20,000 overworked but underpaid health workers. —RICHARD A. REYES ​   Sign up here   Masbate: No entry for the unvaxxed​ LIGAO CITY—At least 257 passengers bound for Masbate have been stranded at a mainland Bicol port after the provincial government denied entry to people who have yet to complete their COVID-19 vaccination.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Hospitals in revolt ​ ​ That PhilHealth has to be prodded yet again to pay its obligations speaks of the utter failure of the agency, already taken to task several times in the past for controversy after controversy, to get its act together 17 months into the protracted pandemic.   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