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

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

TRENDING NEWS

• One facts-based TikTok at a time, history sage Mighty Magulang fights disinformation, advising her followers to supplement their doom scrolling with much needed reading.
• The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial shows the dangers of celebrities’ relationships with their fans that are shaped mainly by social media.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Heads up, travelers. Filipinos can visit Jeju Island and Yangyang International Airport in South Korea starting today.
• For your visa application needs: What’s the difference between a bank statement and a bank certificate, and how do you get one?
• Here’s what to expect from iOS 16, Apple’s next generation software for iPhones and iPad that will launch as early as June.
• Annoyed by spam texts offering jobs and loans? Just block and delete, says the NTC.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• President-elect Bongbong Marcos’ DSWD secretary-designate Erwin Tulfo said he would be an “on the ground” kind of cabinet member.
• Incoming tourism secretary Cristina Frasco said she would focus on post-pandemic recovery for the sector.
• Marcos Jr. greeted vice president-elect Sara Duterte on her 44th birthday, calling her his BFF and best running mate.
• The president-elect is unlikely to endorse a candidate for Senate president, said his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos.
• A man was arrested for smearing cake on the glass casing of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa in Paris.
• Italy will stop requiring proof of vaccination and a negative COVID test for visitors starting June 1.
• Will Monekpox cause another pandemic? Not yet, says the WHO, adding there’s no need to panic over pocket outbreaks.