HEADS UP: The Best Mental Health, Self-Care Guides of 2021 (Dec. 29)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Dec. 29:

YEARENDER 2021

• Self-care was the goal in the second year of COVID. Here’s the best of Life Kit to help you take care of your physical and mental health.

CULTURE EXPLAINED

• Here’s why watching series like ‘Friends’ over and over brings pure joy.

LIFE KIT

• Here’s how you can overcome that flat feeling on the dead week after Christmas.

ELECTION NEWS 

• Manila Mayor Isko Moreno released a rap video to reinforce his street cred after the December Pulse Asia survey showed him lagging behind rival presidential contenders Bongbong Marcos and Leni Robredo.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Here’s a list of firecrackers and sparklers that you can and can’t use this New year’s, according to the police.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• To uplift their dignity on the job, Mayor Vico Sotto said some 215 street sweepers in Pasig will get double their salary next year.
• The producer of the 2021 MMFF Second Best Picture appealed to movie fans to be patient while waiting for the Jan. 8 release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
• The DOH said it was monitoring an “uptick” in COVID cases during the past Christmas week as it urged the public to observe pandemic protocols for the New Year.
• The MRT will offer free rides during morning and evening rush hour on tomorrow for the Rizal Day holiday.
• Sen. Nancy Binay has filed a bill that seeks to provide one tablet per student in public schools to help them cope with online learning.
• The U.S. has halved isolation time for asymptomatic COVID patients to five days from 10 to minimize workforce disruptions as it battles an Omicron-driven surge.