Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Yang, 2 lawyers with Go, DU30 ties called to probe Sen. Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee, on Tuesday said he had summoned two other associates of President Duterte and Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, and a Chinese ex-presidential adviser to a hearing on the alleged medical supplies made by the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM).   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   17K front-liners still await SRA funding A total of P237.28 million has already been released to public and private hospitals for the special risk allowances (SRA) of around 20,000 medical front-liners, with an additional P74.5 million ready to be distributed. However, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said her department was still looking for more funds to pay the SRA of 17,000 other health-care workers.   GOODBYE, KABUL US Army Major Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul shortly before the Aug. 31 midnight deadline for the total pullout of American troops. —REUTERS      Shop here   Siargao reopens doors to tourists​ GENERAL LUNA, SURIGAO DEL NORTE—The island paradise of Siargao is again open to tourists, subject to strict health protocols, after the Surigao del Norte provincial government lifted travel curbs on Tuesday. Gov. Francisco Matugas said the reopening was needed to revive the local economy. In 2019, a year before the pandemic, the island drew about 200,000 visitors.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Soap opera Watching the behavior of the dramatis personae of the soap opera now showing on the national stage moves one to wonder why they seem to think they are all this nation can offer by way of leadership. How did we come to this that they and their minions comport themselves seemingly without regard to their constituents’ intelligence, speechifying about the necessity of continuity and such, and in the middle of an ever-worsening pandemic yet?      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