Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that your need to know today, June 2:
BROWNOUTS, EXPLAINED
- Why were there brownouts in parts of Luzon yesterday? Authorities said it could persist for several days. Here’s what you need to know, plus an explainer on power supply alerts.
- One casualty of the outage: yesterday’s Senate session. Minority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said some of his colleagues went offline and would interpellate another day.
GCQ JUNE 2021, EXPLAINED
- Here are the rules specific to the June 2021 GCQ in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan.
- Leisure travel is allowed between the NCR Plus Bubble and areas under MGCQ.
- If you’re planning a road trip to La Union, here are the guidelines.
POLITICS EXPLAINED
- What is Economic Cha-Cha and why do some lawmakers want to pass it during the pandemic?
TRENDING NEWS
- Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan of the PNP trended yesterday after he was caught in a viral video shooting a woman point blank in Quezon City, the woman died.
- Zinampan, in a December 2020 post about Sgt. Jonel Nuesca, who also figured in a viral shooting, said he was “proud to be a good cop.”
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Here’s what you should consider before you commit to a home broadband plan, from Globe Telecom.
- Bring your vaccine card when shopping for essentials at a Robinsons Mall to score some treats. Here’s how.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Monde Nissin, the maker of Lucky Me!, debuted on the stock exchange yesterday, the biggest IPO in history at $1 billion. CEO Henry Soesanto discussed what he would do with all that money.
- We are tracking Tropical Storm Dante (Choi-Wan), which was forecast to hit Eastern Samar as early as last night.
- Mayor Isko Moreno has approved the request of four schools to resume limited face-to-face classes for medical courses.
- The DOLE is seeking vaccine priority for those who work from home because they need to go out too, exposing themselves to the virus.
- The La Nina or prolonged wet weather is over and the Philippines and the rest of the Pacific should expect “neutral” climate in the coming months.
- Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka revealed that she had suffered from bouts of depression after her withdrawal from the French Open.
- Instead of naming virus variants after countries, the WHO is shifting to the Greek alphabet to prevent stigmatization. So, it’s the Alpha, not British variant.
