 | | | Hello, reader! This week, we covered VP Duterte's announcement that she will not be attending this year's Sona, Harry Roque denying he lobbied for illegal Pogos, and P-pop girl group BINI's comeback single.
This is your Weekend Roundup, your weekly fix for everything you need to catch up. |
|
|
|---|
|
| | | | | |  | Vice President Sara Duterte said she would be skipping President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 22, declaring in jest that she would be the "designated survivor" should catastrophe befall the annual event attended by the country's top officials. - Reacting to VP Duterte's statement, Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua called out the vice president for allegedly joking about appointing herself as a "designated survivor," saying it makes light of President Marcos' security.
- "[G]iven current political tensions, such a joke is not in good taste because the security of the President of the Philippines is not a joking or laughing matter. Great care is taken to ensure the security of the President, especially during the Sona," Chua said.
- A "designated survivor" is a US government official chosen to stay at a secure location during events where top leaders are gathered. It ensures continuity of government in case a catastrophic event kills or incapacitates the president, vice president, and other top officials.
| | | | | | |  | When COVID-19 landed in the Philippines, nationwide lockdowns prompted many people in the National Capital Region to return to their provinces or places of origin outside the capital. Years into the new normal, even with restrictions lifted, people continued to leave the NCR for other regions. Read this in-depth story by Cristina Baclig about why more people are leaving Metro Manila. | | | | | | |  | While the Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc. was established only in 2016, the conservation of Masungi, in Baras town, Rizal started in 1996, when the reserve was nothing but land scarred by deforestation and neglect. Over the course of 25 years, the barren landscapes are now thriving as secondary forests. Read more about Kurt Dela Peña's special report to understand how conflicting views turn the area into a battleground. | | | | | | | | | | |
|
|
|---|
|
|
| | | | | |  | | | | | |
|
|
| | | In a digital age dominated by streaming, a 78-year-old man continues to sell CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes and even vinyl records at his quaint shop in Manila. Get to know more about Mang Greg in this video. |
|
|
|---|
|
|
Thank you for reading our Weekend Roundup, reader! See you again next week. For suggestions and feedback, please reach out to me at newsletter@inquirer.net. Sincerely, Samuel Yap Digital Content Distribution July 13, 2024 |
|
|
|---|
|
|
| | 3rd Floor Media Resource Plaza Building
2530 Mola corner Pasong Tirad Streets
La Paz, Makati City 1204Tel. No. +632-5192800 |
| You've received it because you've subscribed to our newsletter. |
| | |
|
|
|---|
|
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment