HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, July 4

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, July 4:

LIFE KIT:

• Finding it hard to separate work and rest in your bedroom? Here’s how to reclaim your bedroom for relaxation.
• These tips can help you stream your favorite video games with power.

NEWS EXPLAINED

• How will Filipino women be affected by the landmark U.S. ruling that banned abortions?
• First Lady Liza Marcos went viral for sticking her tongue out during her husband President Bongbong Marcos’ inauguration. What went before that?
• How did former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. play a role in his son’s inauguration?
• President Marcos has vetoed the measure seeking to establish a special economic zone in San Miguel Corp’s Bulacan Airport City. How does the president’s veto power work?

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Voter registration resumes today. Here’s what you need to know if you want to sign up to vote for the 2022 barangay and SK elections.
• Heads up, commuters. You may need to adjust your commuting expenses as free rides in MRT-3 ends.
• Trips via EDSA Carousel buses, meanwhile, will remain for free until December. 
• Cebu Pacific has resumed flights between Manila and Sydney, Australia. Here are the flight schedules.
• Southstar Drug has opened its first ever drive-thru branch.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• U.S. President Joe Biden has invited President Marcos to Washington, according to the Philippines’ ambassador to America.
• The director of “The Kingmaker” protested the use of a promotional image from the film on a giant billboard to greet former First Lady Imelda Marcos for her 93rd birthday.
• Former VP Leni Robredo has launched the Angat Buhay NGO which seeks to mobilize volunteers to uplift Filipinos from poverty.
• The DOH awaits for its new head as COVID-19 cases in the country are on the rise.
• Here’s what you need to know about the late congressman and budget chief Rolando “Nonoy” Andaya Jr.
• Popular rock band Maroon 5 is set to hold a concert at SM Mall of Asia Arena on Dec. 8.
• “Friends” co-creator Martha Kauffman has admitted getting embarrassed over the show’s lack of diversity during its run.
• Italian researchers have found traces of the monkeypox virus in semen, suggesting that it could be transmitted through sex.
• Salmonella has been found in the world’s biggest chocolate factory, halting production.