HEADS UP: How to Travel to Baguio Stress-Free in Time for Valentine's Day (Feb. 10)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Feb. 10:

ELECTION NEWS

• What’s next and what’s at stake after the official campaign season for the May 9 elections has started.
• Here are the presidential candidates key messages for voters to pick them to lead the country out of the pandemic.
• Bongbong Marcos will keep shunning debates that pit presidential candidates against each other, because, his spokesman claims, Filipinos are tired of bickering.
• A TikTok user who allegedly posted about planning to assassinate Bongbong Marcos has surrendered to the NBI.
• Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. is endorsing the Robredo-Pangilinan ticket, whom he described as the “best ever”.
• Here’s a list of Filipino politicians who have campaigned in elections from behind bars.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• From first-hand experience, take note of these travel hacks for a stress-free Baguio trip just in time for Valentine's Day.
• Here are the requirements for tourists who want to visit Sagada. At least a one-night stay is needed.
• These Robinsons Malls offer COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5 to 11.
• Here’s a guide from Comelec on how to vote safely during pandemic times.

WHAT’S NEXT

• Apple unveiled a new iPhone feature that allows the ubiquitous device to be used as a tap-to-pay device using NFC technology. It’s initially available in the U.S.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Taiwan has reopened for OFWs. Here are the requirements.
• There were 3,651 new COVID cases yesterday, the third lowest single-day total since the omicron wave took hold last Jan. 1.
• Parents should stop using fear of injections as a way to discipline their kids to avoid vaccine hesitancy in the future, the DOH said.
• The world has recorded 500,000 deaths due to the omicron variant, which is “beyond tragic” when vaccines are available, the WHO said.
• Scientists in China claim to have created a COVID test as accurate as the PCR test and delivers results in four minutes.
• Mexico has banned kissing and hugging at work among civil servants to stop harassment.