Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       PH back to low-risk status for COVID-19 The Philippines is back to low risk of a COVID-19 outbreak, two months and a half since the country returned to a lockdown due to a surge in cases driven by the Delta variant of the virus.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Cash grants await jeepney, bus drivers The government will give cash grants totaling P1 billion to about 178,000 registered drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) such as jeepneys and buses to help mitigate the impact of high oil prices.   SUMMER CAPITAL LANDMARK The 85-year-old Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral, popularly known as the Baguio cathedral, has become a refuge for the faithful amid the pandemic. —Neil Clark Ongchangco/CONTRIBUTOR     DBM: P 120-B COVID-19 funds idle Implementing agencies have yet to spend P120.22 billion in pandemic response funds or nearly a fifth of the total P690.26 billion released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) during the past one-and-a-half years to fight COVID-19.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Power play Something starkly disturbing happened in the early hours of Oct. 18 in the headquarters of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) in Baguio City: A 'commando-type' operation was staged to take over the firm, with the National Electrification Administration deputizing the Cordillera police to storm the place supposedly because of the alleged 'presence of extremists' among its officials and employees.    Register 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