Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, July 26:
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
- Here’s why Marcos Jr.’s first SONA matter and a running account of the speech.
- Read the full text of Marcos Jr.’s first SONA here.
- Among salient points, Marcos said a strong health system would ensure that there would be no more lockdowns. He also called for a value added tax on digital services and pledged a total 30 million National ID deliveries by year-end.
- Among several measures, Marcos pushed for mandatory ROTC or military training in senior high school.
- At the opening of Congress, Juan Miguel Zubiri was elected Senate President while Martin Romualdez was named Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ATENEO SHOOTING
- Here’s how authorities described the gunman behind the death of three people in the Ateneo area last July 24.
- A donation drive has been put up for Jeneven Bandiala, the Ateneo security guard who died in the shooting incident.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Here are the top jobs in industries that are rising from the pandemic.
- Here’s how you can avail of Angat Buhay’s telehealth service, Bayanihan E-Konsulta.
NEWS EXPLAINED
- Here’s how monkeypox spread around the world from its beginnings in Africa.
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