HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, April 1

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, April 1:

LIFE KIT

• Have you been thinking of quitting your job? Here are some lessons you can learn from, from a 23-year-old who quit two jobs in two years.

ELECTION NEWS

• Guinness World Records flagged as “incorrect” a post on Facebook that claimed presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos’ supporters staged the country’s “longest motorcade caravan”.
• Bongbong Marcos’ son, Sandro, is running for congressman in Ilocos Norte, what does it mean for the Marcos family’s resurgence?
• Actress and vlogger Marjorie Baretto went house-to-house in Quezon City to campaign for Vice President Leni Robredo in the May 9 presidential elections.
• If Bongbong Marcos wins, the P203 billion in excise taxes that his family owes to the government will be as good as “gone forever”, ex-Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said.
• The second round of presidential debates organized by Comelec will follow a new format that will break candidates into smaller groups for more in-depth discussions.
• Filipinos can cast their votes on May 9 regardless of booster or vaccination status, Comelec said.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 1 starting today until April 15. Here are the COVID-19 alerts in other areas.
• InstaPay and PESONet transfer fees in these banks are waived based on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ March 31 update.
• Cebu Pacific and AXA Philippines are offering accident insurance for as low as P1 per day. Here’s what you need to know about Piso Protect.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Taal figured in another phreatomagmatic burst yesterday – meaning water ang magma are interacting near its crater. Alert Level 3 was maintained.
• The WHO has warned that in a worst-case scenario for COVID in 2022, a more virulent variant could emerge.
• What is Aphasia, the communications disorder that forced Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis to retire from acting?
• “House of the Dragon”, the prequel to “Game of Thrones” will premiere on Aug. 21, HBO said.
• Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars ceremony after slapping Chris Rock onstage, the Academy said, as it began disciplinary proceedings against the Best Actor winner.