HEADS UP: Defend Whang-Od is Buzzing on the Internet (Aug. 5)

Here’s a Heads Up from reporter on news that you need to know today, Aug. 5:

PIXEL WORLD

• Here’s how to make sense of parody news pages on social media which feeds off Filipinos’ penchant for laughs and celebrity to escape crisis times.

LOCKDOWN NEWS

• While still called ECQ, tomorrow’s lockdown is looser in some aspects compared to 2020. Here’s the difference.
• These cities in Metro Manila have issued official guidance on the use of quarantine passes.
• Vice President Leni Robredo offered several suggestions to make sure that the upcoming lockdown, scheduled for 15 days, will be the last.
• Quezon City will cap the purchase of some basic items per individual to discourage hoarding. Mayor Joy Belmonte said there’s enough supply of essentials.

TOKYO 2020

• Nesthy Petecio and women boxers in the Olympics are changing how the world views women in the traditionally male sport.
• Asked about rewards pledges, Petecio said she was hoping companies would keep their promises so that she could help her family.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• A granddaughter of Whang-Od, the 104-year-old keeper of the northern highlands’ tattoo artistry, said her grandmother did not sign up with Nas Academy to teach a course.
• Foodpanda is now accepting e-scooter riders as delivery partners to reduce its carbon footprint.
• Jollibee tuna pie lovers, the savory treat is now a permanent fixture on the menu. No more waiting for lent to pretend to eat healthy.
• Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said he was offering himself to be the vice presidential running mate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.
• PAGASA is monitoring a Tropical Depression Gorio, which developed off Batanes in the north.
• U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are calling for the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is accused of sexually harassing 11 women.
• South Korea has confirmed its first two cases of the Delta Plus variant as it battles a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases.