Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Feb. 9:
ELECTION NEWS
- Social media is the key battleground in the Philippine presidential elections as the official campaign period started yesterday with big rallies and motorcades.
- Mayor Isko Moreno showcased Manila as he made the case for voters to transfer him to Malacanang from city hall.
- Manny Pacquiao went back to his General Santos roots to show voters that a president Pacquiao knows what it’s like to be poor.
- Leni Robredo painted her Naga City bailiwick pink as her supporters held noise barrages to make the case for honest and competent leadership.
- Bongbong Marcos flexed his political muscle at the Philippine Arena owned by the bloc-voting Iglesia ni Cristo, with the rally hosted by vlogger Toni Gonzaga.
- Sen. Ping Lacson launched his presidential bid in his hometown Imus, Cavite, positioning himself as the leader who will uplift the lives of millions by eradicating corruption.
- The petition seeking to block the presidential candidacy of Bongbong Marcos on the grounds that he's an impostor has been dismissed, Comelec said.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Here are the travel requirements you need to know if you are flying out of the Philippines.
- Here are the price caps for rapid antigen, including self-test kits from the DOH that will take effect Feb. 20.
TRENDING NEWS
- Have you played Saltong yet? We caught up with the creator of the Tagalog language answer to Worlde.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- One in 9,000 kids aged 5 to 11 who got vaccinated against COVID-19 suffered from a “minor” side effect – rashes that immediately subsided, according to the DOH.
- Meralco is cutting power rates in February, the second time this year, to reflect the lower cost of electricity that it buys from producers.
- A problem as big as plastic pollution in the oceans needs a coordinated global response, the World Wildlife Fund said.
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