HEADS UP: Why Vlogs Make Potent Election Campaign Tools (Nov. 11)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Nov. 11:

2022 ELECTIONS

• We talked to a campaign strategist on vlogs to find out why Vice President Leni Robredo sat down with Mimiyuuh and before that, presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos talked to Toni Gonzaga.
• Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will likely run for president, according to one of her allies in the House of Representatives who said he talks to her constantly.
• Here’s a potential substitution track for Duterte-Carpio should she decide to run for president or any national position, according to Comelec. Here’s what her potential rivals for the presidency have to say.
• Comelec has set a 13-hour voting window for the May 9, 2022 elections, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

NEWS EXPLAINED

• "Squid Game" was supposed to be a macabre critique at capitalism until it became a moneymaker, leaving its director "no choice" but to cough up a sequel. Here's why it matter to emerging anti-capitalist entertainment.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Still adding to cart after midnight of 11.11? Here’s  a cheat sheat for budol finds that you might have missed.
• Applications for local absentee voting are open for those who can’t cast their ballots on election day. Here’s who’s eligible and how to apply.
• These Robinsons Mall also double as COVID vaccination sites for minors.
• Here’s how you can score a free RT-PCR test from the Department of Tourism if you are traveling locally.

PIXEL WORLD

• Here’s an insight on the Philippines digital economy -- the pandemic birthed 12 million new e-shoppers, that’s roughly the size of Metro Manila.
• Why was the #Saltbae hashtag blocked globally for days? Facebook is investigating the matter. The chef behind the tag did post a video of himself serving gold-crusted steak to a Vietnamese communist party official.
• Facebook parent Meta said it would stop targeting users for ads based on politics and race as it continued to atone for mishandling personal data.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Cebu City has joined Manila and Davao in scrapping the face shield rule in most public spaces ahead of a national politcy directive.
• President Rodrigo Duterte has named Lt. Gen. Dionardo Carlos as the next PNP chief to replace Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, who is retiring on Nov. 13.
• Student pilots in this Philippine flight school are training hard to take advantage of a hiring boom that is expected to follow the easing of COVID restrictions.
• Speaking as a lawyer, President Duterte said employers can refuse to hire the unvaccinated. However, existing employees can’t be fired for not having been jabbed.
• There were 2,646 new COVID cases yesterday, on the first day of cinema reopenings.
• How much will you pay for one of the holy grails of tech? One of the first Apple computers ever built, Apple-1, which was hand-crafted by the late Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, has sold at auction for $400,000 or P20,000,000.
• The next wave of COVID vaccines could be taken through the mouth and nose for painless immunization, according to the WHO.
• Up to 3 in 10 Filipinos are planning to travel during the Christmas months, survey results showed, reflecting how leisure trips are slowly resuming with less strict quarantines.