Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Nov. 3:
LIFE KIT
- That sadness is valid. Here’s how to process your grief from what society thinks is not worth getting too sad over -- breakups and deaths of pets.
2022 ELECTIONS
- It’s official: Dennis Uy’s F2 Logistics will transport ballots, counting machines and other election materials for the May 2022 vote, Comelec said.
- DZRH radio apologized to Vice President Leni Robredo for reporting that those who participated in her “pink caravan” in Northern Samar province were promised money.
- Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who is running for president, said he would push for his former boss, President Rodrigo Duterte as Senate president.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Taguig has expanded COVID-19 vaccinations to all minors, regardless of comorbidities. Here's how to register.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Netflix took down two episodes of its spy drama “Pine Gap” after Manila protested the inclusion of China’s nine-dash map that Beijing uses to enforce its illegal sea claims.
- The IATF is studying the removal of the face shield rule as COVID infections drop, Malacanang said. There were 2,303 new cases yesterday, the lowest since January.
- It was a most unusual trending topic on a lazy holiday. Gossip-loving Filipinos saw actor Paolo Contis’ likeness in a sculpture posted by a BTS member.
- The COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow has kicked off with an urgent call for world leaders to save humanity from a warming planet.
- GCash is worth $2 billion (P101 billion), according to new U.S. investors in its parent company Mynt that put in $300 million.
- Vaccine maker Novavax said it expects the Philippines and India to approve its COVID-19 jab within weeks.
- The characters from the Netflix hit ‘Squid Game’ are loosely based on the experiences of its director, Hwang Dong Hyuk and mirrors social inequality in South Korea.
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