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Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
READ: Power outages hit Luzon anew
For the second straight day, the Luzon grid grappled with thin power supply on Tuesday, resulting in rotational brownouts; this time, lasting for about two hours.
READ: 'Duterte to think about VP run'
President Rodrigo Duterte is thinking over his party's call for him to run as vice president in next year's elections, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
READ: Ex-CamSur lawmaker survives slay try
Also on Tuesday, former Camarines Sur First District representative Rolando "Nonoy" Andaya Jr. survived an ambush in Pili Town.
READ: Intl business leaders seek greater mobility
Business leaders and leading personalities from the region and Israel called for greater mobility for vaccinated individuals as they received the push for the issuance of vaccine passes to pave the way for a return to normal economic activities.
Meanwhile, in other news...
In the third part of a series, find out about
READ: How the Philippines' bid to be a pioneer tiger economy was crushed
READ: NCR remains under GCQ
President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the implementation of a stricter general community quarantine or GCQ in the National Capital Region or NCR and in four nearby provinces, collectively known as the NCR Plus "bubble," and banned flights from India and six other countries.
READ: Legazpi, Daraga under GCQ
The spike in cases of the coronavirus disease in Albay prompted Gov. Al Francis Bichara to place Legazpi City and the adjacent town of Daraga under GCQ.
READ: SC upholds Ombudsman's plea bargain deal with Garcia
The Supreme Court or SC has affirmed the plea bargaining agreement of the Office of the Ombudsman with convicted retired major general Carlos Garcia, former comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
In regional news,
READ: Dolphins are back in Albay Gulf
Hundreds of dolphins have been spotted, frolicking in Albay Gulf.
In world news,
READ: 37% of heat fatalities due to climate ‒ study
More than one-third of the world's heat deaths, or around 37 percent, each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change.
In business,
READ: PH factory sector improves in May
The contraction of the Philippine manufacturing sector softened in May as operating conditions inched toward stabilization, results of the latest IHS Markit survey revealed.
And in sports,
READ: Mitchell shines as Jazz tops Memphis for 3-1 lead
The Utah Jazz has put itself in a position to help erase a very bad memory from last year's Florida "bubble."
Rigoberto Tiglao and Fr. Ranhilio Aquino are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Tiglao argues that the
READ: Yellows lost not just Scarborough Shoal, but also our Kalayaan Island Group
Fr. Aquino cries out that
READ: We are asking the wrong questions!
In The Times editorial, it is recommended to have
READ: No fees until all quarantines are lifted
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With Aric John Sy Cua, this is Dafort Villaseran reporting. Have a great week!