China envoy: US bullying to blame for tension

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     China envoy: US bullying to blame for tension Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has denounced the comments made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the countermeasures taken by China over the recent visit of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Babaylan: Set record straight on monkeypox The University of the Philippines (UP) Babaylan urged the public and health experts to help set the record straight about monkeypox after misinformation about its transmissibility led to comments stigmatizing the LGBTQ+ group.   TRIBUTE THROUGH ART A boy looks at a row of metalwork depicting Presidents Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada on display in Intramuros, Manila. —RICHARD A. REYES   DBM-PS asked to explain pricey, old laptops The Department of Education (DepEd) said the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS) should explain the "pricey" laptops it purchased for public schoolteachers. The DepEd said it "only received laptops from DBM-PS” after the Commission on Audit flagged the units for their old software.   LEARN MORE   Opinion: Costly pivot As for the P2 billion in initial payment given to the Russians, the Marcos Jr. administration must exert all effort to get it back. The P2 billion will go a long way in, for instance, providing cash relief to the millions of poor families still suffering from the pandemic, or in rebuilding the classrooms destroyed by recent calamities.       © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe