HEADS UP: Bongbong Marcos Wins Petition Blocking 2022 Bid (Jan. 18)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Jan. 18:

2022 ELECTIONS

• Bongbong Marcos secured a major victory in the many cases blocking his presidential bid in the 2022 elections after the Comelec second division junked the petition seeking to cancel his candidacy.
• Following the ruling, the Comelec confirmed that Marcos’ name will be included in the official 2022 ballot for overseas voting.
• The release of the decision on the disqualification petitions against Marcos was delayed after several personnel of the Comelec’s first division got COVID-19.
• President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to anoint his successor once he steps down in June. What does it say about him?

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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Manila Mayor Isko Moreno urged authorities to set up drive-thru vaccination sites on tollways to ramp up immunizations.
• National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose is set to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
• Thailand has reported its first COVID-19 fatality due to the hyper-contagious Omicron variant.
• The world's 10 wealthiest men doubled their wealth during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oxfam reported.
• Foreign Affairs Sec. Teddy Boy Locsin condemned the junta court conviction of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying she was "indispensable" to restoring democracy to the country.