HEADS UP: Why are There Brownouts in Luzon? (June 2)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that your need to know today, June 2:

BROWNOUTS, EXPLAINED

• Why were there brownouts in parts of Luzon yesterday? Authorities said it could persist for several days. Here’s what you need to know, plus an explainer on power supply alerts.
• One casualty of the outage: yesterday’s Senate session. Minority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said some of his colleagues went offline and would interpellate another day.

GCQ JUNE 2021, EXPLAINED

• Here are the rules specific to the June 2021 GCQ in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan.
• Leisure travel is allowed between the NCR Plus Bubble and areas under MGCQ.
• If you’re planning a road trip to La Union, here are the guidelines.

POLITICS EXPLAINED

• What is Economic Cha-Cha and why do some lawmakers want to pass it during the pandemic?

TRENDING NEWS

• Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan of the PNP trended yesterday after he was caught in a viral video shooting a woman point blank in Quezon City, the woman died.
• Zinampan, in a December 2020 post about Sgt. Jonel Nuesca, who also figured in a viral shooting, said he was “proud to be a good cop.”

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Here’s what you should consider before you commit to a home broadband plan, from Globe Telecom.
• Bring your vaccine card when shopping for essentials at a Robinsons Mall to score some treats. Here’s how.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Monde Nissin, the maker of Lucky Me!, debuted on the stock exchange yesterday, the biggest IPO in history at $1 billion. CEO Henry Soesanto discussed what he would do with all that money.
• We are tracking Tropical Storm Dante (Choi-Wan), which was forecast to hit Eastern Samar as early as last night.
• Mayor Isko Moreno has approved the request of four schools to resume limited face-to-face classes for medical courses.
• The DOLE is seeking vaccine priority for those who work from home because they need to go out too, exposing themselves to the virus.
• The La Nina or prolonged wet weather is over and the Philippines and the rest of the Pacific should expect “neutral” climate in the coming months.
• Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka revealed that she had suffered from bouts of depression after her withdrawal from the French Open.
• Instead of naming virus variants after countries, the WHO is shifting to the Greek alphabet to prevent stigmatization. So, it’s the Alpha, not British variant.