HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, March 23

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, March 23:

TRENDING NEWS

• Ariana Grande is not a voter in the Philippines, but her viral post on the Robredo rally matters. Whether she likes it or not.
• Meet YouTube’s newest star, Lolo Smart, who can help you fix broken appliances and give you good grandpa vibes at the same time.
• ANC anchor Karmina Constantino is trending for her sharp questions in interviews with politicians. Why and how does she do it?
• Do posts from Ariana Grande, Cher, and Bretman Rock really have an impact on Vice President Leni Robredo's campaign?

ELECTION NEWS

• President Rodrigo Duterte’s PDP-Laban has endorsed Bongbong Marcos for president.
• Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte explained how she came up with ‘burger’ in the UniTeam campaign context.
• The Comelec can proclaim winning senators and party-list groups within seven days after the May 9 polls, thanks to the automated elections system.

NEWS EXPLAINED

• Some politicians are pushing for the RoSa tandem of Leni Robredo and Sara Duterte. Such illicit political pairings are fraught with danger, according to analysts, citing the “NoyBi” experience.
• Before Toni Gonzaga for Bongbong Marcos, there was Katy Perry for Hillary Clinton. How did ‘Roar’ become an election anthem?

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• What to expect from neobank Tonik for the rest of 2022? Cryptocurrency integration and home loans.
• Grab needs to finish refunding customers over ‘unreasonable’ fares. Here’s how to claim it.
• Here are the requirements for Filipinos for quarantine-free travel to Singapore.
• A “perfect storm” of sub-variants, fewer restrictions and waning immunity is fueling a fresh COVID surge in Europe.
• Vladimir Putin has banned Instagram and Facebook, accusing the Meta platforms of sowing “Russophobia”