Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Acorda Is new top cop; PNP cleansing to go on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has picked Police Maj. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. as the new chief of the 228,000-strong Philippine National Police, a move hailed by lawmakers and colleagues.   DFA exec: Evacuation in Sudan under way The government is ready to start the evacuation of Filipinos from Sudan “within 24 hours,” a senior official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial FANS OF ALL SIZES US Grade 1 pupils at Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon City finish their seatwork on Monday without worrying too much about the summer heat as their classroom is cooled down by several electric fans in the absence of expensive air-conditioning units. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE   RATE NOW   Thousands displaced by MILF infighting More than 2,300 families or about 11,000 individuals fled their homes while at least eight fighters were reported to have been killed in the hostilities that broke out between warring groups of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao del Sur province, on April 21, the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan.   LEARN MORE   OPINION: LTO’s ‘stopgap’ mentality Why the LTO continues to struggle with a problem it should have anticipated and solved eight years ago is anybody’s guess.     Hi Edward, We'd like to know what you think of this newsletter. Send us your feedback by leaving a message in our suggestion box. SAY HI     © 2023 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Flat icon Unsubscribe