Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, March 9.
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- Here’s how the government plans to cushion the public from oil price increases due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
- The DOE said oil price hikes would likely continue in the coming weeks.
- The Solicitor General has taken its fight to stop the Comelec-Rappler deal to the Supreme Court.
- Here’s how Ukraine has so far held back Russia’s advance.
- Lumpiang shanghai and tortang talong are among Southeast Asia’s best food, according to taste Atlas.
- The Supreme Court ordered the Comelec to suspend its Oplan Baklas, acting on a petition filed by supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo.
- Bongbong Marcos' participation in the first Comelec presidential debates remains subject to his availability, his spokesman said.
- It's too early to place the entire Philippines under Alert Level 1, Health Sec Francisco Duque said, as he urged local officials to vaccinate more people.
- Looking to ‘Eat Pray Love’ your way out of the pandemic rut? Bali has reopened to foreign tourists.
- A disease that leaves one in 10 women in pain, endometriosis, is mostly undiagnosed because we live in a man’s world.
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