Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, May 6:
POLITICS EXPLAINED
- How should you read surveys on the 2022 presidential elections? Understand how these polls are done and how you should read them in this #ReportrExplainer
TODAY I LEARNED
- In this video, Home Buddies founder Frances Cabatuando tells us how she became the mayora of a growing Facebook group dedicated to DIY home makeovers.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Checked out all you want for 5-5? BPI said that if you receive a purported “cancel order” prompt, it’s a fake.
- Cebu Pacific is offering a P99 voucher to fly anytime you want to up to 36 destinations. Here’s how you can get it.
- When is Ivermectin use considered legal? When is it illegal? Here’s a cheat sheet from the DOH and the FDA.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- There's a new PNP Chief, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, whose most recent post is implementer of the long-running community quarantines.
- You asked for sana all? The proposed Bayanihan 3 law seeks P2,000 ayuda or cash aid for all Filipinos.
- On the one year anniversary of the ABS-CBN shutdown, #ibalikAngABSCBN was trending. It may be a “long, dark silent night” but news boss Ging Reyes is hopeful there will be a “joyous daybreak.”
- Watch how the Philippine Coast Guard is standing up to Chinese ships who are lingering in the country’s exclusive economic zone or EEZ.
- The Philippines must maintain its “megaphone diplomacy” to foil China’s “gunboat diplomacy,” said Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon.
- China can’t ban Filipinos from fishing in the West Philippine Sea, sakd National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon.
- The overhauled MRT trains are faster and safer, according to a DOTr video released yesterday.
- Sen. Richard Gordon said he was considering running for president in 2022, his second crack at Malacanang. The country needs a capable and inspiring leader, he said.
- The Philippines expanded a travel ban aimed at thwarting the entry of the COVID variant first reported in India to four more South Asian countries.
- Miss Universe-Canada Nova Stevens returned only bullying by Filipino fans calling her “nognog” with a call for kindness. Queen.
- Ricky Lo, whose column on The Philippine Star, has served as the source of showbiz scoops for three decades, has died at 75, his paper said.
- The Senate has reached a “compromise” with Malacanang on a Duterte EO that sought to bring down pork prices by lowering tariffs, Senate President Tito Sotto said.
- Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted emergency use authorization by the FDA, paving the way for its rollout in the Philippines once supplies arrive.
- Facebook is due to decide on a permanent ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump. Here’s how he used social media as his personal megaphone.
