Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, March 25:
CULTURE EXPLAINED
- Filipinos are looking for love in the seemingly endless quarantine as #LandiinNyoNaAko trended at the start of the bubble. Can a jowa be had during the craziest of times?
MONEY EXPLAINED
- Here's why you need to update your details on GCash by March 26, if you want to continue using the GCredit feature. The terms have changed.
ECONOMY EXPLAINED
- Vendors in Intramuros hope tourism would recover soon. Unlike office workers who can pivot to zoom calls and bedroom offices, they can't afford to work from home.
TOP STORIES
- Where are the vaccines? Here's a primer from the government on the status of its orders. Take note that the those that arrived this month were donations.
- Phivolcs said there's elevated unrest at Taal Volcano, raising the possibility of a magmatic eruption.
- SM Prime Holdings Chairman Henry "Big Boy" Sy Jr.
- The Archdiocese of Manila is allowing 10% capacity in churches during the NCR Plus bubble, as it encouraged the faithful to go online. The Church can keep worshipers safe, safer than when they are inside shopping malls, according to one priest.
- Ateneo de Manila Grade School Headmaster Father Salty dela Rama has died. During the pandemic, he was the "keep the faith" voice on community radio.
- The Philippines received 400,000 more Sinovac vaccine doses, again donated by China.
- Southeast Asia is literally throwing away $6 billion in plastics that it refuses to recycle, according to the World Bank.
- Citi is taking the lead in preserving workers' mental health: Zoom calls are banned on Fridays.
- The MCU's "Black Widow" was pushed back to July, and will also stream on Disney+. It's bad news for theater owners hoping for an early recovery.
- Price Harry got a job at Silicon Valley as chief impact officer at a mental health startup.
Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of March 24:
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