HEADS UP: Duterte-Duterte Tops Survey, Lacson-Sotto Gathers Support (July 14)

Here’s a Heads Up from reporter on news that you need to know today, July 14:

POLITICS EXPLAINED

• Does Lacson for President and Sotto for Vice President have a fighting chance in the 2022 elections?

2022 ELECTIONS

• Based on Pulse Asia’s June 7 to 16 poll, the top picks of voters for president and vice president are the daughter-father tandem of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte.
• This 2022 campaign will be a no-touch, no-kiss one as Comelec is set to limit physical contact due to the pandemic.
• Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s foe within his own PDP-Laban party denied plotting to grab power for him as party president ahead of a weekend party election that the fighting senator refuses to recognize.
• Check your nearest Robinsons Mall for schedules on voter registration. Soon, you can sign up for the 2022 elections while running errands.

ECONOMY EXPLAINED

• Citing rising debt, Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook on the Philippines to negative while keeping its BBB rating. Here’s what it means.

VACCINE NEWS

• These Metro Manila cities suspended administration of second dose Sinovac vaccines until fresh supplies arrive from the national government.
• It’s plain greed. The WHO chastised rich countries who are looking at booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine while poor nations scramble for supplies.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Scam alert: The Philippine Postal Corp warned against an SMS phishing scam that pretends to be a parcel alert.
• These banks offer free transfers via InstaPay and PesoNet until the end of 2021, according to the central bank
• Here are SSS transactions you can do online or via SMS without leaving your house.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• How to be a Queen in life? There’s a Nas Daily course for that, and it will be taught by Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray.
• Opening on July 15, the Central Luzon Link Expressway which will connect Cabanatuan City to Tarlac City.
• President Rodrigo Duterte said the public shouldn’t believe a “punch-drunk” Sen. Manny Pacquiao when the fighting lawmaker is talking about alleged corruption in government.
• Nonsense, says the Palace. Ex-DFA Sec. Albert del Rosario said he received information that China influenced the 2016 elections to ensure a Duterte victory.
• It’s official, former ABS-CBN starmaker Johnny Manahan has signed up with GMA-7 as consultant of its artist center.
• Pope Francis is well, he just needs a few more days in the hospital to recover from colon surgery, according to the Vatican.
• South Korea is trying to regulate the tempo of music in gyms to encourage people to maintain physical distancing while working out.
• More people around the world have grown hungry because of the pandemic, according to the UN.