MB Daily News Update: PH reports 1st case of monkeypox The Department of Health (DOH) reported that monkeypox has been detected in the country, even as Malacañang assured the public that the health system was capable of handling the viral disease. The death toll in the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Northern Luzon and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has increased to six. Meanwhile, relief operations continued for the victims of the tremblor. The father of the gunman in the Ateneo shooting of a former Basilan mayor, her aide, and a security guard was gunned down in front of their home in Lamitan City. These are among the major stories this Friday afternoon, July 29, 2022. 2023 BUDGET – President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. presides over a special Cabinet meeting to discuss the 2023 national budget that will be proposed to Congress at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace, Manila on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Photo from the Office of the President) Magnitude-7 earthquake Quake death toll rises to 6 – NDRRMC 7.0-magnitude Abra quake generates over 1,000 aftershocks Quake-damaged schools now at 164, rehabilitation to cost 940 million – DepEd DOH: Over 50 health facilities damaged by earthquake Nolcom fasttracks delivery of aid to quake-hit Northern Luzon Monkeypox in PH PH confirms first monkeypox case Monkeypox enters PH