Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Oct. 28:
2022 ELECTIONS
- Asked to describe brother Bongbong’s rivals for the presidency, Sen. Imee Marcos described Vice President Leni Robredo as an “extraordinary housewife”.
- Before you hit like, heart or ha-ha on a social media poll for president of the Philippines, find out if it reflects the pulse of the electorate or trolls.
- Do you use your conscience to vote or do you go with the lesser evil? For most Filipino voters, it’s not a moral dilemma, which makes it complicated.
- Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio dismissed Mon Tulfo’s column on her supposed VP bid as born out of gossip and Marites behavior.
- A faction of PDP-Laban is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to run for senator.
- Sen. Manny Pacquiao refused suggestions to slide down as Bongbong Marcos’ vice president.
- Comelec told lawmakers that it was in favor of banning nuisance candidates for two consecutive elections to prevent them from making a mockery out of the ballot.
NEWS EXPLAINED
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- Why is Apple selling a Polishing Cloth for P1,100 except that it’s for the Apple faithful.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- More Filipinos see their lives worse off from a year ago as the pandemic raged, approaching a level that can be considered “catastrophic”, the SWS said.
- There were 3,218 new COVID cases yesterday, the lowest since March.
- Seeing an “enforcement problem” the government has installed a retired general as ground commander of the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach.
- Puerto Galera has reopened for tourists, here’s what you need to know.
- Coming soon to the LRT-1: fourth generation trains that offer a more comfortable ride.
- Vaccination for minors against COVID-19 will go nationwide on Nov. 5 after the Undas break.
- TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat tried to convince U.S. lawmakers investigating Facebook’s misdeeds that their platforms are safe for children.
- Alec Baldwin couldn’t be held criminally liable for the fatal shooting of a film crew because he was told that the gun he used was a prop and was not loaded.
- Australia now allows international travel for fully vaccinated citizens ending 600 days of separation for some families.
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