CULTURE EXPLAINED
- Filipinos love to combine family members’ names to christen a newborn. One baby boy in Carmen, North Cotabato got an all-consonant name -- Glhynnyl Hylhyr Yzzyghyl. His family explained why he got such a unique name that sent the internet guessing how to pronounce it.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Here’s why you will need a National ID. For one, it will make financial transactions easier.
- It’s the community pantry spirit. Here’s how you can donate to your Grab delivery rider via GrabMart on your smartphone app.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Foreign Affairs Sec. Teddyboy Locsin said China should just GTFO -- Get the F*ck Out -- of Philippine reefs and shoals as the DFA fired a fresh diplomatic protest, this time over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal).
- Duterte, without mentioning his foreign secretary, said there was no reason to be rude to China. He added that he never promised to retake the West Philippine Sea.
- The President was vaccinated for COVID-19 last night with a jab from China's Sinopharm.
- Sen. Manny Pacquiao asked U.S. President Joe Biden to fast-track the delivery of Moderna vaccines to the Philippines, hoping to leverage on his boxing fame.
- Meet the Top 10 of the PMA’s 2021 graduating class. The valedictorian is joining the Philippine Navy, currently at the forefront of maritime tensions with China.
- NEDA Secretary General made a case for an easing of the MECQ in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, saying the risk should be balanced with economic recovery.
- The POPCOM urged community pantries to give out contraceptives to help stem rising cases of unwanted pregnancies.
- Construction is underway for Manila’s field hospital for COVID, aimed at easing the strain on the health system. Find out more in this Manila in a Minute video.
- If LOTTO is your vibe, the jackpot last night was at P122 million.
- Vote registration in MECQ areas is suspended until May 14, in step with quarantine restrictions, Comelec said.
- The SpaceX crew splashed back into the ocean off Florida, making history as NASA’ first nighttime landing in half a century.
- Heads up for those with relatives in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East kingdom is lifting travel curbs on immunized citizens.
