Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, July 15:
NEWS EXPLAINED
- What does the Bangko Sentral’s surprise ‘jumbo’ interest rate hike mean for consumers?
- Plagiarism, or plain theft, is a sin. Can you go to jail for it?
- Here’s how Rappler’s Maria Ressa is fighting for her freedom and for her news website to stay open.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Here is your guide to birth control options in the Philippines
- Here are Cebu Pacific’s additional flights to Singapore from Manila and Cebu.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Sen. Risa Hontiveros flagged channels on Facebook and YouTube that promote sex with children.
- DOH spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire was named officer-in-charge of the agency, Malacañang said.
- President Marcos sought the faster printing and distribution of National IDs, which he hopes will be in use by early 2023.
- Paul Desideriodenied claims by his ex-wife Agatha Uvero that he had physically and emotionally abused her.
- Ateneo scientists have named a newly discovered species after former Vice President Leni Robredo's Angat Buhay as a tribute to her anti-poverty work.
- Former President Rodrigo Duterte ended his term with “very high” satisfaction ratings that would still fall within the “honeymoon stage” for his predecessors.
- The MMDA said it might seek longer number coding hours if students returning to classrooms worsen Metro Manila’s traffic jams.
- Netflix is preparing a cheaper subscription plan with ads and has tapped Microsoft to help in the effort.
- Inflation in the U.S. soared to 9.1%, the highest in 40 years.
- Pope Francis has named the first women to the Vatican’s dicastery, tasked to select new bishops and recommend his successor.
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