Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, Aug. 17
NEWS EXPLAINED
- Does Metro Manila need cable cars to rid itself of traffic jams once and for all?
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- PHLPost warned the public against a text scam that masquerades as a delivery alert.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Sen. Raffy Tulfo proposed legalizing “ukay” as he chastised Customs for failure to stop the smuggling of second hand clothes.
- Luxury retailer SSI has returned to pre-pandemic levels in terms of profit and sales, underscoring how Filipinos have been revenge shopping.
- Regulators in the UK have approved a Moderna vaccine that specifically targets the omicron coronavirus variant.
- A space mission has theorized that water on Earth came from asteroids.
- Business travel is unlikely to recover fully until 2026 due to numerous factors that compound the fallout from the pandemic, industry watchers said.
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