HEADS UP: What You Need to Know About Displaying Election Campaign Posters (Feb. 18)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Feb. 18:

LIFE KIT

• Finally, Valentine’s Day is over. If you’re feeling the pressure of love month, here’s how to feel less pressured for being single.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Here are the requirements for travel to La Union this February, after surf town was downgraded to Alert Level 2.

NEWS EXPLAINED

• What can you do if election posters and tarps displayed in your private party are taken down by authorities? Here’s what you need to know about the rules and court rulings on the display of election materials.

ELECTION NEWS

• Comelec has removed a roadblock to broadcaster Raffy Tulfo’s candidacy for the Senate as it denied a petition from a woman claiming to be his legal wife to invalidate his documents.
• A lawyer for Robredo advised supporters against allowing authorities inside their homes to dismantle oversized campaign posters. It’s illegal, said counsel Romulo Macalintal.

PIXEL WORLD

• Here are the Philippines’ top apps in terms of downloads and active users, according to the Digital 2022 report by We Are Social.
• Android users will be tracked less for ads by Google, the internet giant said, as pressure mounts for big tech to safeguard the online privacy of billions of people.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Philippines reported 2,196 new COVID cases yesterday as authorities prepared for Alert Level 1.
• Fancy an overseas vacation that’s not too far? Vietnam will reopen to tourists in March after two years of border closure.
• Testing the new normal for sports, Spain is allowing 100% capacity for indoor and outdoor venues as long as fans wear face masks and refrain from smoking or drinking.
• Sotheby’s will auction off the world’s largest blue diamond, which it said could fetch around $48 million or P2.5 billion.