Good Day! Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
READ: Pacquiao disapproval rating up ‒ survey
Sen. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao's disapproval rating increased by 23 percent in the second quarter of 2021, according to a survey conducted by Publicus Asia Inc. from July 13 to 19.
READ: OCTA to govt: Lock down, Delta cases up
The independent OCTA Research group has urged the government to go into a "circuit breaker" lockdown for two weeks to prevent the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant of Covid-19.
READ: Cash windfall, swanky condo await Diaz
A windfall of cash and other perks and prizes await Olympic gold medal winner Hidilyn Diaz when she comes home from a successful campaign in Tokyo.
READ: Sacrifice, exile: How Hidilyn made history
Triumphant weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will now forget the years of exile, sacrifice, training and nutrition that took her to the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal by tucking into her favorite sweet passions, cheesecake and bubble tea.
READ: Number of fully vaccinated Filipinos doubles in July
Covid-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vivencio Dizon said on Tuesday the number of inoculated Filipinos has doubled to more than 6 million people in just one month.
READ: 10 repatriated OFWs positive for Covid-19
Ten overseas Filipino workers or OFWs, who returned to the Philippines on repatriation flights via Davao City, have tested positive for Covid-19 READ: Gun-for-hire group 'leader' surrenders The alleged leader of the so-called gun-for-hire "Magpali" group, a dismissed police officer, surrendered to the Philippine National Police on Monday.
In regional news,
READ: Church leads rally vs mining in Vizcaya
Disgruntled over the renewal of OceanaGold's gold-copper mining financial or technical assistance agreement for another 25 years, more than a hundred Catholic devotees and anti-mining advocates held a prayer rally at the St. Dominic Church premises in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Monday.
In world news,
READ: China flood deaths hit 69
At least 69 people were reported dead with five still missing as of 12 a.m. on Tuesday after heavy downpour and flooding in this Central China province.
In business,
READ: Analysts question Duterte on fiscal stimulus
In his final State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte failed to inform the public about how his administration plans to take the country forward in terms of fiscal response to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the most vulnerable.
And in sports,
READ: Nothing is impossible
This is the message of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz to fellow Filipinos after she made history by winning the gold medal in the Olympics at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday evening.
Rigoberto Tiglao and Fr. Ranhilio Aquino are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Tiglao counts with his fingers
READ: Duterte's 7 breakthroughs and their limits
Fr. Aquino exclaims
READ: And now it is Delta!
In The Times editorial, it is conceded that
READ: Tax reform one important advance under Duterte
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With Aric John Sy Cua, Currie Cator and Christian Maghanoy, this is Dafort Villaseran reporting. Have a great week!