Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Pharmally, gov’t execs in ‘grand conspiracy’ President Duterte is at the center of a “grand conspiracy” to defraud the government of billions of pesos perpetrated at the height of the pandemic by his Chinese friend and former economic adviser Michael Yang, executives of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. and former and current budget procurement officers, according to a report by the Senate blue ribbon committee released on Tuesday.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Nurses’ exodus alarms hospitals​ About five to 10 percent of nurses have resigned in recent weeks for lucrative offers abroad, according to Dr. Jose Rene De Grano, president of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines. "If we don’t stop their departure, maybe in another six months we might run out of nurses and our health facilities and health care system will be crippled,” he warned at a government briefing   LET'S FACE IT  Ensconced at decks that are far apart and customized with plastic dividers, teachers at Aurora Quezon Elementary School in Manila appear ready for face-to-face classes that, however, will be piloted in 30 schools, instead of 59, outside Metro Manila on Nov. 15  —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ   Get a free 2-year subscription to Inquirer Plus and waived annual fees for life when you apply and get approved for an HSBC Red Mastercard and Gold Visa Credit Card. Terms and conditions apply. Learn more   Red Cross swab tests valid-RITM ​ After President Duterte accused the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) of running dozens of RT-PCR tests that were supposedly “false positives,” the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine found the test results “valid and reliable.” Dr. Paulyn Ubial, biomolecular laboratories chief at the Red Cross, criticized the “malicious intent” behind the public hearing against the PRC.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: The way we are What is the state of the Philippines as it prepares for general elections in May 2022? Ain’t pretty, and voters should wonder, unless it takes them for fools, why Malacañang has taken continuity for its theme and, through its candidates, is pushing more of the same for the next six years. Ordinary folk stew in monster commuter queues.    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