Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, Aug. 12:
NEWS EXPLAINED
- Here’s why the late Lydia de Vega-Mercado was once regarded as “Asia’s Fastest Woman”.
- Taste Atlas named balut as the worst egg dish in the world. Non-Filipinos just don’t get its ugly deliciousness.
- Art is evolving, so why aren’t video games considered as art yet?
- Here’s what we know so far about the monkeypox global health emergency.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Here’s how students can avail of free rides on the LRT-2.
- Here’s where you can watch Cherie Gil movies for free on YouTube.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The MMDA will reinstate number coding during the morning rush hour starting Monday, Aug. 15.
- The partnership deal between ABS-CBN and TV5 is official after the Lopezes and tycoon Manny Pangilinan signed a joint venture agreement.
- Business tycoon Henry Sy’s children once again topped Forbes’ list of richest in the Philippines for 2022.
- Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a measure seeking to legalize civil union in the Philippines, including for same-sex couples.
- Singer-actress Olivia Newton-John is set to receive a state memorial in her adoptive homeland Australia.
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