Isko: Can work with Leni, continue Duterte’s ‘Build’

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Isko: Can work with Leni, continue DU30’s ‘Build’ In a nod to his beginnings in the slums, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday chose his months-old housing project for the poor in Tondo as backdrop for his formal announcement of his candidacy for president in 2022.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   Power rates increase in Benguet, W. Visayas Power consumers in Benguet province and Western Visayas region are paying more in recent months, prompting local officials and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to intervene. The utility serving Benguet and Baguio City is renegotiating its supply contract due to spiraling coal prices.   PURGING CONTINUES Isabela State University campuses are removing all books by Jose Maria Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair, and handbooks of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines from their libraries. The purging, which started on Sept. 1 at the Kalinga State University, is purportedly intended to "protect" students from insurgent thoughts.—PHOTO COURTESY OF ISU-ECHAGUE   Learn more   Artist died of asphyxia, positive for cocaine–autopsy​ An autopsy report says 30-year-old artist Bree Jonson, whose death is under police investigation, died of asphyxia, or impaired breathing, and she was positive for cocaine. Ilocos regional police chief Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta on Wednesday said investigators had not concluded that Jonson committed suicide as claimed by her boyfriend, Julian Ongpin, son of tycoon and former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Marcos Jr.’s fictions ​ Ferdinand Marcos’ imposition of martial law in September 1972 is a dark memory that has afflicted certain Filipinos for 49 years. Sept. 23 was actually when they awoke to a strangely grim silence—no radio or tv, no newspapers—although Marcos, yoked to a fetish, had slyly moved the fateful date back by two days.   Learn more   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