HEADS UP: Why the 'Bobotante' and 'Woke' Divide Must Stop (Nov. 24)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Nov. 24:

POLITICS EXPLAINED

• Stop calling that noisy relative bobotante because you’re not as woke as you think. Here’s how the elitist lens is dividing, instead of uniting Filipinos in the 2022 elections.
• Here’s what you need to know about the petitions to disqualify or cancel the certificate of candidacy for president of Bongbong Marcos.

ADULTING 101

• Here’s how to check if your SSS contributions are being credited to your account.

PIXEL WORLD

• Spotify killed the shuffle button for albums on Adele’s request. Here’s why it matters for musicians.

ELECTION NEWS

• Presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos said he tested negative for cocaine and other drugs after President Rodrigo Duterte threw shade at a Malacanang hopeful for allegedly using cocaine.
• Should she win the presidency with Sara Duterte-Carpio as vice president, Leni Robredo said she hopes for a working relationship with President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter.
• “LOL”, the Robredo girls laughed off and dismissed a report that claimed the Vice President’s eldest daughter Aika was arrested in the U.S. 
• That’s two more delivery pranks for opposition bets, steak for Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and lechon for Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
• Manny Pacquiao said was "naive" to have used shabu and marijuana in the past as he promised to fight the drug scourge if elected president. 

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Authorities said there's "no evidence" to show that SMS spammers got mobile numbers from contact tracing forms.
• Sen. Joel Villanueva has urged regulators to stop the proliferation of spam texts offering jobs and vouchers, saying it reeked of a data privacy breach.
• The anti-COVID pill molnupiravir is now available for qualified patients of Vice President Leni Robredo’s telehealth service.
• There were 1,153 new COVID cases yesterday as the DOH reminded the public to keep their defenses up to avoid catching the virus.
• After being blocked by the Chinese Coast Guard’s water cannons last week, Filipino troops delivered fresh supplies to their outpost on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
• Angry relatives of those who perished in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs are questioning the suspension of the International Criminal Court’s investigation.
• The LRT-1 will be unavailable on three Sundays in November and January 2022 to test its new signaling system that directs the traffic of trains on the tracks.
• The first train cars for the PNR-Clark Phase 1 Have arrived in the country and are undergoing Customs clearance. 
• Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine had been found to be 100% effective in kids aged 12 to 15.
• Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, who is in the U.S. for an academic visit, said going into exile was “not an option”.