HEADS UP: How Hot is It? The Sunlight Can Fry an Egg (May 18)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today:

TRENDING NEWS

• How hot has it been? A family in San Pedro, Laguna cooked an egg in a frying pan using just the heat of the sun.
• A PGH nurse is trending after she recounted on Facebook how she and a colleague saved 35 babies from a fire at the hospital last Sunday.

MISS UNIVERSE ICYMI

• The new queen of the universe is Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza, who believes lockdowns should have been imposed earlier during the pandemic.
• Catriona Gray and Andrea Meza share a more special bond aside from being Miss Universe titleholders. It’s a shared history of triumph after defeat.
• The Philippines’ Rabiya Mateo made it to the Top 21, competing in the swimsuit round but failed to reach the Top 10.
• In the run-up to the pageant, Mateo’s fellow Ilonggos cheered her on through art and song.
• Here are the noticeable snubs in the 69th Miss Universe, favorites and frontrunners who failed to advance to the semis.
• Trending on Twitter: The night’s host, Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, could use a perk-me-up, according to Filipino fans who have not forgotten how she handed defeat to Janine Tugonon.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• This week, expect the heat index in Metro Manila to peak at 41 degrees Celsius and PAGASA is advising the public to stay indoors.
• DITO Telecommunity launched in Metro Manila yesterday with a P199 promo
• The Philippine Red Cross will soon sell Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines at P3,500 for two doses.
• Intramuros in Manila reopened yesterday, here are the safety protocols you need to know for your visit.
• The Ateneo De Manila University has started sending out emails to those who were admitted in the non-ACET screening.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Ex-Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile emerged from retirement last night to guest on President Rodrigo Duterte's "Talk to the People." The two discussed the West Philippine Sea.
• After his talk with Enrile, Duterte said he would ignore those who criticize him for his handling of the West Philippine Sea dispute with China.
• Mayors and governors are now part of the vaccine priority list, ahead of individuals with co-morbidities.
• How to fight vaccine hesitancy? Sen. Richard Gordon, who heads the Philippine Red Cross suggested free Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks for those who will get jabbed.
• PGH will resume admissions of COVID patients today, two days after fire razed a portion of the complex. Sen. Joel Villanueva proposed tapping unused calamity funds for repairs.
• Here’s what the white sand beach on Manila Bay looks like now that it is getting fresh coats of crushed dolomite.