HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, March 8

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, March 8.

LIFE KIT

• Does working for longer hours mean you are productive? Here’s how you can do more without working for too long.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

• Heads up, ladies! You can ride the MRT-3 and LRT-2 for free at select times today in celebration of the International Women’s Day.
• Do women need fixing? Here’s how the wellness business distracts women from getting healthy.

ELECTION NEWS

• Sen. Panfilo Lacson denied that he red-tagged the attendees of a grand rally for Vice President Leni Robredo in Cavite.
• The Comelec said it would no longer allow candidates who will skip its debates to air their e-rallies on its official channel.
• Rep. Boying Remulla claims that presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos can win 900,000 votes in Cavite as he trended over his allegations against the pro-Leni rally in the province.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• You can now get your COVID-19 vaccine and boosters at LRT-2 stations from Mondays to Saturdays. Here’s how.
• Still confused about the senatorial elections? Here’s everything you need to know, and how many you can vote for.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Four in 10 Filipinos said their quality of life worsened in the past 12 months, according to a recent SWS survey.
• President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law raising the minimum age of sexual consent to 16 from the current 12 to protect minors from sexual abuse.
• The Department of Education is considering allowing students to take their exams onsite again.
• As more than 1.5 million flee Ukraine, Russia announces that it will open humanitarian corridors in several cities of the former Soviet state.
• More companies pull out their services in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, including Netflix and TikTok.