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• Minimum daily wage in Metro Manila increased by P40

Metro Manila’s wage board approves a P40 increase in the minimum daily wage for workers in the capital region, raising the minimum wage to P610.

• Photojournalist wounded after gun attack in Quezon City

A photojournalist sustains injuries after a gun attack in Quezon City on Thursday, June 29.

• The politics of radio: New station DWPM Radyo 630 is born

New radio station DWPM Radyo 630 launches on Friday, June 30. DWPM Radyo 630 launches with ‘Gising Pilipinas’ anchored by ABS-CBN veterans Alvin Elchico and Doris Bigornia.

• Pope Francis names Philippines’ youngest prelate as bishop of Calapan

Pope Francis names the Philippines’ youngest Catholic prelate, 49-year-old Moises Magpantay Cuevas, as bishop of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.

• Trump, longtime admirer of Putin, says aborted mutiny ‘somewhat weakened’ Russian leader

Former U.S. president Donald Trump, an admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin says Putin has been ‘somewhat weakened’ by an aborted mutiny.

• Pinya better believe it! Get 7 kilos of pineapples for P249 from Isabela farmers

Rural Rising, a social enterprise dedicated to supporting our local farmers, is holding an urgent rescue buy to save tons of unsold pineapples from rotting.

• Awra Briguela detained after fight at Makati bar, friends and netizens cry foul

Actress and comedian Awra Briguela is detained by police after getting into a brawl at a bar in Poblacion, Makati, on Thursday morning, June 29. — Rappler.com