HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, May 12

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, May 12: 

EXPLAINERS

• How do Leni-Kiko volunteers process the grief that comes with losing the elections? By keeping the faith in the fight that has just started.
• How did the May 9 election results bolster the argument for a Solid North and Solid South voting blocs?

ELECTION NEWS

• Tricia Robredo told her mother’s grief-stricken supporters that “we’ll be alright” and that she’s at peace with the results of the May 9 vote.
• Bongbong Marcos claimed victory in the elections saying he should not be judged by his ancestors.
• Saying he’s a champion sportsman right to the end, Manny Pacquiao conceded to Bongbong Marcos who is headed for a landslide win in the presidential elections.
• Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte wants to be defense secretary, as she pledged full support to Bongbong Marcos, according to her spokesperson.
• Marcos’ team may consider accrediting vloggers to cover him once his win as the country’s next president becomes official, according to his spokesperson.
• Marcos also said that running mate Sara Duterte has agreed to head the Department of Education.
• VP Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan will hold a thanksgiving event in Quezon City tomorrow for their supporters in the May 9 elections.

TECH NEWS

• Apple is discontinuing the iPod after 20 years. Here’s how the pocketable gadget changed how we consume media.
• Elon Musk said that once his acquisition of Twitter is complete, he would lift the ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW 

• Cebu Pacific is offering a Piso Sale until May 13.
• Meralco said it would reduce power rates in May.
• Manila will require permits for rallies pursuant to a law that limits mass actions without prior approval from authorities to public parks, Mayor Isko Moreno said.