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Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Delta variant detected in all Metro Manila cities

The health department on Friday, August 6, says the Delta variant is now present in 16 out of 17 cities in Metro Manila and its lone municipality of Pateros.

• ‘Done deal’? PDP-Laban national council nominates Bong Go-Duterte for 2022

The national executive council of PDP-Laban nominates the tandem of Senator Bong Go and President Rodrigo Duterte for the 2022 presidential elections.

• Politics? Questions hound both DILG, Isko Moreno on show cause order

The Department of Interior and Local Government withdraws a show cause order against Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for supposedly failing to pass standards on running anti-drug abuse councils in 2018.

• EXO’s Xiumin tests positive for COVID-19

K-pop group EXO member Xiumin tests positive for COVID-19. Korean entertainment news portal Soompi says EXO’s agency SM Entertainment confirms the singer’s diagnosis in a statement released on Thursday, August 5. 

• Nas Daily follower count drops by more than 300,000 amid controversy

The primary Nas Daily Facebook page experiences a massive drop in followers as the controversy surrounding its creator Nuseir Yassin escalates. – Rappler.com