Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Highly scrutinized PS-DBM ends COVID supply purchases The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has removed pandemic supplies from its list of “common-use” items that it began purchasing at the onset of the COVID-19 contagion in 2020.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   US CDC tells Americans to wear ‘most protective mask’ WASHINGTON—The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday revised its guidance wearing masks to protect against COVID-19, recommending donning “the most protective mask you can,” stopping short of advocating nationwide usage of N95 respirators.   ANGELS IN WAITING A caregiver watches over babies at Hospicio de San Jose, a Church-run orphanage dating back to the Spanish colonial era in Manila, in this February 2012 photo. Couples or families seeking to adopt children may now find the process much easier, thanks to a new law signed by President Duterte earlier this week. —RICHARD A. REYES   Negros house isn’t your typical ‘kubo’ DUMAGUETE CITY—When Typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) barreled through Negros Oriental province on Dec. 16 last year, a house made of bamboo in the town of Dauin survived the onslaught even if it was within the 60-kilometer radius of the eye of the strongest storm that hit the Visayas in 2021.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Learning catastrophe The delays in resumption of face-to-face classes, however, are attached to interrelated issues that once more boils down to the government’s poor COVID-19 response, the weakest in the region in fact: lack of medical support or financial aid extended to teachers who contract the virus, access to free testing in general, and low vaccination rate made worse by vaccine hesitancy, not to mention the capacity of schools to implement health protocols to protect their staff and students.   Shop 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