HEADS UP: Now, it’s Population Protection Instead of Herd Immunity (May 28)

Here’s a Heads Up from reporter on news that you need to know today, May 28.

VACCINE NEWS

• Population protection is the new goal, not herd immunity, according to the government. What is population protection?
• How’s this for a vaccine lottery? The mayor of San Luis, Pampanga is raffling off one cow per month to convince his constituents to get immunized against COVID-19
• The FDA has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use on 12 to 15-year-olds.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• We tried applying for the National ID at step one, online registration. Here’s how it went.
• Meralco is restoring its convenience fee for app and website payments starting June 1. Here’s what you need to know.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Will President Rodrigo Duterte run for Vice President? Whatever the decision, Malacanang says it’s up to God.
• It’s the last week GCQ with Heightened Restrictions in the NCR Plus Bubble. Metro Manila mayors are pushing for more businesses to reopen or increase operating capacities.
• The Philippines is second only to China in terms of the number of people displaced by natural disasters during pandemic year 2020, underscoring the need for governments to build resiliency and act against climate change.
• Barangay officials who allow mass gatherings that are superspreaders for COVID-19 will be arrested, President Rodrigo Duterte said.
• The Miss South Africa pageant, which produced two of the last four Miss Universe winners, is accepting trans women for its 2021 edition, earning praise on the internet.
• Amazon boss Jeff Bezos just bought James Bond’s studio, MGM, to further his streaming ambitions.
• Canada wants to make history by landing a rover on the moon in 2026.