Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, June 16:
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Final pay, explained: How to compute, follow-up and spend.
- Here’s what you need to know about owning and driving an e-scooter or e-bike in the Philippines.
- Metro Manila remains under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 until June 30. Here are the alert-based restrictions for the rest of the country.
NEWS EXPLAINED
- What is ‘shrinkflation’? Check your morning pan de sal, if the price is unchanged, the serving size could be smaller.
- Here’s a list of Filipinos’ favorite food and restaurant items that have succumbed to shortages due to the global shipping crisis.
TRENDING NEWS
- Organizers of an international male pageant in Manila were asked to answer allegations the Igorot bahag was misused when candidates wore them during a swimsuit parade.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- K-Pop megastars BTS will go on an indefinite hiatus as its members pursue solo endeavors.
- The driver of the SUV in a viral hit-and-run apologized to his victim and appeared in public for the first time since the incident.
- Racks said there’s a shortage in beef ribs, illustrating the extent of the global shipping crisis.
- The common station that will connect Metro Manila's train lines is nearly complete, based on official DOTr photos.
- The DOH reminded local authorities to follow national policy on the rollout of second COVID boosters. For now, only priority groups can get one.
- The health department also recommended the wearing of face masks at least until the end of 2022.
- The Comelec has allowed its retired commissioner Rowena Guanzon to sit as representative of the P3PWD party-list.
- People are avoiding reading the news because it’s “too depressing”, according to a Reuters Foundation report.
- The World Health Organization is meeting in Geneva next week to determine if the highest global health alert should be raised over Monkeypox.
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