HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, March 22

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, March 22:

LIFE KIT

• Have you been jumping from one job to another? Here’s why it’s good, and also bad, for your career.

ELECTION NEWS

• Vice President Leni Robredo’s massive campaign rally in Pasig City caught the attention even of people outside the Philippines, with pop superstar Ariana Grande posting photos of the event and Filipino influencer Bretman Rock showing his support.
• Jake Ejercito, a son of former President Erap Estrada, is one of those who joined Robredo’s Pasig rally, saying that it “ain’t about colors” for him.
• Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos claimed that he himself is also a victim of fake news as he urged the public to read up and not believe solely on what he says.
• A group is pushing for a tandem of Robredo and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in the 2022 elections as they carry the battlecry: “Women make change.”
• As Marcos and Duterte-Carpio skipped the Comelec debates, vice presidential bet Walden Bello urged the poll body to impose stiffer penalties for debate absentees.
• Senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc explained why she thanked Mocha Uson during their campaign rally in Cavite.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• President Rodrigo Duterte ordered to increase to P500 the earlier approved P200 monthly ayuda for poor families.
• Itching for a roadtrip? Zambales is now easing its requirements for travelers.
• Or how about a domestic trip? Cebu Pacific is bringing back its P99 Super Pass.
• Hong Kong will also lift its ban on flights from the Philippines starting April 1.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Motorists can expect some relief today as oil companies prepare to slash off their fuel rates, with diesel prices going down by P11.
• Some 10 million people have fled Ukraine since the country was invaded by Russia, the United Nations says.