Labor leader and presidential aspirant Leody de Guzman and running mate Walden Bello said they will push for the decriminalization of abortion and the legalization of divorce and same-sex marriage should they win in the elections next year. READ:

Most parts of the country will experience cloudy skies and rainy weather on Sunday due to a low-pressure area embedded in the ITCZ, with other weather systems prevailing in other parts of the country, Pagasa said. | @JEMendozaINQ 

Three fishermen who were aboard a motorbanca were rescued in Benham Rise, the Philippine Coast Guard said. | @JEMendozaINQ 

Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan conducted nationwide simultaneous motorcades on Saturday to show support for the tandem in the 2022 elections. READ:

The country’s COVID-19 reproduction number has dropped to 0.52 and the seven-day average is down to 5,451, Dr. Guido David, a fellow at the independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research, said in a Twitter post. | @JEMendozaINQ 

Russia’s defense minister accused NATO of gradually gathering forces near Russia’s borders and being unwilling to discuss European security with Moscow on equal terms. | @Reuters 

Today's Morning Prayer. #INQPrayers  Dear Lord, we ask for the grace of healing as we are blinded by things that are temporal and self-gratifying. By prayer and reflection, may we glimpse the fullness of life that you have promised us. Amen.

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