Good Day! Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
READ: Isko joins 2022 race
The race to the country's highest elective post apparently just became tighter with Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso adding his name to the list of aspirants for president in the May 2022 national elections.
READ: Explain flawed tests, Duterte tells Red Cross
Malacañang sought an explanation from the Philippine Red Cross on Tuesday over its allegedly problematic testing for Covid-19.
READ: Concepcion urges govt: Listen to private sector
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd urged the government to "listen" to the private sector as he reiterated his push for the reopening of the economy for vaccinated individuals through his "bakuna bubble" concept.
Meanwhile, in other news...
READ: Senate arrests Pharmally exec
On Tuesday, the Senate arrested Linconn Ong, Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. director, after he was cited for contempt for refusing to cooperate with the probe on overpriced medical supplies.
READ: 100M doses possible by end-October
The Philippines expects the delivery of more than 100 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 by the end of October, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said as the government aims to achieve herd immunity this year.
READ: 'Political families to hold sway in 2022'
Well-known political families with good track record in public service will be a dominant force in the 2022 elections, an independent research group said.
READ: Police to probe online cheating platform
On Tuesday, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar ordered the Anti-Cybercrime Group to work closely with the Department of Education in investigating reports of the existence of a social media community that encourages cheating among students.
In regional news,
READ: 305 schools eyed for F2F classes
The Department of Education in Bicol recommended 305 schools for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes shortly after President Rodrigo Duterte gave the green light to hold face-to-face classes in low-risk areas in the country.
In world news,
READ: China's latest space mission a success
Carrying the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft, the Long March-7 Y4 rocket lifted off from Wenchang Space Launch Center, located in South China's Hainan Province on Monday afternoon, one day after this years Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the happiest family reunion holidays for the Chinese people.
READ: Covid killed more Americans than '18 flu
Despite a century of medical advances, more Americans have now died from Covid-19 than the number who succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic, according to new data.
In business,
READ: Peso seen declining vs US dollar
The Philippine peso is expected to decline against the US dollar this year, according to a Fitch Group unit, as market confidence is weighed down by uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and its policy response.
And in sports,
READ: My boxing career is over ‒ Pacquiao
After 26 years in pro boxing, Filipino boxing legend Sen. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said he is done fighting and that he will hang his gloves for good.
Rigoberto Tiglao and Fr. Ranhilio Aquino are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Tiglao conjectures on the
READ: Dictatorship of the Dilawan through Facebook
Fr. Aquino recalls
READ: The vision of a federal republic
In The Times editorial, is says
READ: Goodbye to WB 'Doing Business' rankings, and good riddance
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With Aric John Sy Cua, Paolo Dimaapi and Christian Maghanoy, this is Dafort Villaseran reporting. Have a great week!