Robredo to Marcos: Let’s debate; his spox declines

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.         Robredo to Marcos: Let’s debate; his spox declines Come face me, mano a mano. With just 10 days left before the May 9 general elections, Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday issued her strongest challenge yet to her main rival for the presidency, former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., daring him to a one-on-one televised debate.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   China: It’s zero-COVID or bust China must press ahead with its “magic weapon” zero-Covid strategy, health officials said Friday, despite mounting economic costs and more signs of public frustration in locked-down Shanghai.   SKIP, STEP, SMILE Unlike their audience, these folk dancers are apparently excused from wearing face masks—or they could not fully project the playfulness of the “tinikling”—for this cultural number during the Manila Coffee Festival held at Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila, on Friday. —LYN RILLON   Namfrel launches vote watch app Voters may report inaccuracies and irregularities in the transmission of poll data on election day through a citizen engagement app created by the poll watchdog National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel).   Take our news quiz!   LEARN MORE   Opinion: Green card marriages At the very least, our government must take steps to make sure that jobs, opportunities, and access to education are spread out to the countryside where dreamy-eyed lasses gamble away their life and future as tasty offerings in an online catalog.     © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe