HEADS UP: Metro Manila's Unified Curfew Starts Today (March 15)

 Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, March 15.

• Metro Manila's two-week curfew starts today, it runs from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Here's how the new normal changed because of the surge in COVID cases.
• The Brazil variant of COVID has been detected in the Philippines. Here's why it matters.
• Daily COVID cases crossed the 5,000 mark, highlighting the need to reinforce wearing of face masks and face shields and compliance with minimum health standards.
• OCTA Research group, citing its simulations, said that if the surge is left unchecked, daily cases could reach 8,000 by the end of March.
• Health Usec. Rosario Vergeire is one of the undeniable faces of the quarantine. Here's her take on how it started vs how it's going.
• The trendy Coppermask now comes in a new and improved version that plugs the hole in the chin area.
• A negative RT-PCR test is no license to party, in case you're planning a trip. Take it from Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, mask up as much as you can.
• The Tourism Secretary was our guest ay Summit Sandwich Sessions, wherein she gushed over Siquijor, Isabela and other underrated gems. A recent visitor to Antipolo City's Pinto Art Museum, she also suggested destinations that are accessible by car from Metro Manila.
• Palawan voted in a plebiscite over the weekend to decide whether or not the island should be split into three provinces. Here's why it matters.
• Some of President Rodrigo Duterte's partymates are urging him to run for vice president. The party president, Sen. Manny Pacquiao, said it does not reflect the stand of PDP-Laban.
• Twins are being born at an "all time high" rate, according to a global study.
• The NBI has recommended several charges against 11 men over the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera, including her friends who were with her the night she died.