And just as the number of COVID-19 cases in our neck of the woods steadily goes down, with the OCTA Research Group noting that a 29-percent decrease in daily infections in the week Nov. 21-27 led to an average 954 cases (the lowest since July 2020), a new coronavirus variant first detected by South African scientists has compelled the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn of a “very high” global risk. The B.1.1.529 variant named Omicron
Two things happened within 24 hours of each other: a withdrawal of candidacy and a new commercial. The withdrawal, in a televised message complete with bereaved mourner-style sunglasses, was on the part of Sen. Bong Go, whose throwing in the towel further strengthens the bandwagon effect being built up by the Marcos Jr. campaign. While Isko Moreno cleverly put himself forward to replace Go as the President’s anointed, the new commercial of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which began airing in time for the Bonifacio Day holiday, maintains the forward trajectory of his campaign. In the ad, the candidate ditched his father’s trademark
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