While many degree programs have started to go on limited face-to-face classes, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) disclosed that only 27 percent of college students nationwide have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
On the political scene, a visit by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in Cebu City just when presidential aspirant former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was there for a meeting with Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia has created quite a stir that the issue on whether she’ll run for president in the 2022 elections is not yet settled.
This as labor leader Sonny Matula was tapped by Vice President Leni Robredo to complete her slate of senatorial bets.
These are among the top stories this Saturday morning, October 23, 2021.
Manila Mayor and presidential aspirant Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso swears in volunteers and new members of Aksyon Demokratiko, who arrived from different provinces, at the Mehan Garden in Manila on Friday, October 22, 2021. (Ali Vicoy)
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