Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Sept. 17:
CULTURE EXPLAINED
- How did Filipinos get to the point of bahala na? And why do we poke fun at misery in the name of much-vaunted resilience? This UP Fine Arts grad is asking these questions through satire prints on how hard it is to commute in Metro Manila.
POLITICS EXPLAINED
- Why were some on the internet unimpressed with a stolen shot of rumored presidential candidate Sen. Manny Pacquiao eating grilled chicken with his hands? They’ve seen it before. Think dagat ng basura.
TECH EXPLAINED
- We explain the answer to one of the most Googled questions in the world: What is my IP address?
LIFE KIT
- Here are the signs of brain fog and how you can avoid being unusually forgetful because of months under lockdown.
ALERT LEVEL 4
- A reminder that the curfew in Metro Manila has been shortened to 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Here’s a handy guide on everything you need to know about the new quarantine classification.
- Here’s why gyms should reopen, according to the fitness industry, after 18 months and counting of being shut — fitness is essential.
2022 ELECTIONS
- Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will seek reelecxtion, her spokesman said, after declaring last week that she will not run to succeed her father, President Rodrigo Duterte.
- Ormoc Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez and husband, Mayor Richard Gomez will likely switch posts in the 2022 elections, the city government said.
- Comelec is seeking an additional P8 billion budget for among others, the lease of additional vote-counting machines as part of efforts to enforce COVID protocols.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The International Criminal Court at The Hague authorized a full investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Malacanang rejected it.
- President Rodrigo Duterte asked the Solicitor General to ask COA, an independent body, to audit the Philippine Red Cross, a private entity.
- Duterte also again denied alleged corruption in the purchase of COVID-19 gear, which is the subject of a Senate investigation.
- Malacanang’s communications office denied before a budget hearing at the Senate that it had trolls on its payroll. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the PCOO wouldn’t admit it anyway.
- The UP Integrated School said it supports the stand of UP Diliman to oppose the campaign of its alumnus, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, for a seat at an international law body.
- In Davao City, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is requiring all city government workers to get vaccinated agaibst COVID.
- In Tagaytay City, minors can now pre-register for their COVID-19 vaccine, following the lead of some cities in Metro Manila that have opened sign-ups to 12-17 year-olds.
- Here’s how Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lost his golden boy status going into a snap election that has him locked in a tight race with his conservative rival.
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