Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, Aug. 23:
LIFE KIT
- Feeling stuck at home while working? It may be time for you to try “workation”.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Returning to face-to-face classes? Here’s how you can avail of free and discounted fares.
- Here’s how the government plans to use the taxpayers’ money under the 2023 national budget.
- The Pag-IBIG app is available to download on Android. What transactions can you do with it?
- Here’s how to register with the BIR as a freelancer so you can issue receipts and keep your taxes in order.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- It’s back to school season in the Philippines with students returning to in-person classes after two years of distance learning.
- As students go back to school, the country braces for Tropical Storm Florita.
- The release of educational assistance for indigent students drew large crowds at DSWD offices, prompting authorities to rework the distribution of the aid.
- LGUs should also help the DSWD in distributing the cash aid to students distribution of cash aid to students, the DILG said.
- Two more cases of monkeypox have been detected in the Philippines.
- Retail chains Robinsons, SM, and Puregold have agreed to lower their sugar prices to P70 per kilo as the government plans private sector imports.
- Mayon Volcano has been placed under Alert Level 1 due to “low-level unrest”, according to Phivolcs.
- At least three more senators caught COVID-19 – Nancy Binay, JV Ejercito and Joel Villanueva.
- Drag Race Philippines has tapped Ice Seguerra to direct its “Untucked” series, marking the entertainer’s behind the scenes debut.
- Apple has warned users of a bug that hackers can use to access its devices and offered a software fix.
- Icebergs are melting due to global warming and authorities in Greenland are treading carefully on tourism.
- If every person commuted by bike everyday, Earth would be spared carbon emissions equivalent to Canada’s annual share of global pollution.
- Singapore is set to repeal a law that criminalizes gay sex.
- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot once again for the second time in just over a month.
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