HEADS UP: How Campaign Hashtags Influence Your Vote (Feb. 22)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Feb. 22:

2022 ELECTIONS

• Do you support #KulayRosasAngBukas or #BaBangonMuli? Here’s how election hashtags influence your vote.
• Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos’ wrist got injured and his spokesperson asked his supporters to avoid pressing his hand for now. What does it say about the way candidates hold their campaign?
• The Comelec is open to reviewing its guidelines on campaign posters after its Oplan Baklas was met with backlash.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Did you receive an invitation to travel or marry from someone you met in an online dating app? Here are the signs that it could be a scam.
• The Philippines has allowed citizens from more countries to enter by just presenting a COVID-19 vaccine certificate. Here’s the list.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Metro Manila mayors are set to meet today to discuss the possibility of downgrading the capital region to Alert Level 1.
• The Department of Foreign Affairs cried foul over the resolution adopted by the European Union against human rights abuses in the country.
• Queen Elizabeth II has contracted COVID-19, but only has mild symptoms, Buckingham Palace says.
• More countries have eased their COVID-19 travel restrictions, including Australia and Israel.
• A Magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Monday afternoon, with the tremor felt as far as Quezon City.