HEADS UP: Should You Vote in Facebook Mock Elections for President? (Oct. 28)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Oct. 28:

2022 ELECTIONS 

• Asked to describe brother Bongbong’s rivals for the presidency, Sen. Imee Marcos described Vice President Leni Robredo as an “extraordinary housewife”.
• Before you hit like, heart or ha-ha on a social media poll for president of the Philippines, find out if it reflects the pulse of the electorate or trolls.
• Do you use your conscience to vote or do you go with the lesser evil? For most Filipino voters, it’s not a moral dilemma, which makes it complicated.
• Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio dismissed Mon Tulfo’s column on her supposed VP bid as born out of gossip and Marites behavior.
• A faction of PDP-Laban is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to run for senator.
• Sen. Manny Pacquiao refused suggestions to slide down as Bongbong Marcos’ vice president.
• Comelec told lawmakers that it was in favor of banning nuisance candidates for two consecutive elections to prevent them from making a mockery out of the ballot.

NEWS EXPLAINED

• What happened to the Marcos family's $10 billion fortune? We followed the money trail.
• Why is Apple selling a Polishing Cloth for P1,100 except that it’s for the Apple faithful.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW 

• More Filipinos see their lives worse off from a year ago as the pandemic raged, approaching a level that can be considered “catastrophic”, the SWS said.
• There were 3,218 new COVID cases yesterday, the lowest since March.
• Seeing an “enforcement problem” the government has installed a retired general as ground commander of the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach.
• Puerto Galera has reopened for tourists, here’s what you need to know.
• Coming soon to the LRT-1: fourth generation trains that offer a more comfortable ride.
• Vaccination for minors against COVID-19 will go nationwide on Nov. 5 after the Undas break.
• TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat tried to convince U.S. lawmakers investigating Facebook’s misdeeds that their platforms are safe for children.
• Alec Baldwin couldn’t be held criminally liable for the fatal shooting of a film crew because he was told that the gun he used was a prop and was not loaded.
• Australia now allows international travel for fully vaccinated citizens ending 600 days of separation for some families.