HEADS UP: Here’s What Went Down in the Duterte for VP Saga (Aug. 26)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Aug. 26:

MONEY EXPLAINED

• Money stress during the pandemic is real for Millennials and Gen Z, here’s how they are coping with it.

DUTERTE FOR VICE PRESIDENT

• How did Duterte go from Davao City Hall to Malacanang to vice presidential timber? Here are the numbers that defined his ascent from local to national politics.
• Only a Sara Duterte for President campaign will make President Rodrigo Duterte rethink his plan to run for vice president, the elder of the two said, as quoted by a Cabinet official.
• Inday Sara replied, telling her father and Go to “Stop talking about me”.
• Should the President run for vice president, here are his possible opponents.
• Here’s everything that happened yesterday in one read.

POLITICS EXPLAINED

• Here’s how past vice presidents sought to redefine their roles beyond being a spare tire.
• How do politicians and policymakers decide how taxpayers’ money becomes the national budget? Here’s a step by step guide to crafting the annual General Appropriations Act.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• The DFA’s Passport on Wheels is in Makati. Here’s how you can renew or apply for one if you live in the city.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• More than plastic barriers between passengers, public transport needs strict physical distancing to prevent infection surges, according to two doctors at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19.
• The Hospicio de San Jose island orphanage is seeking help after 103 occupants, including dozens of children, caught COVID-19.
• Health Sec. Francisco Duque told senators that P311 million has been released to pay for the delayed risk allowance of health frontliners.
• Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has recovered from covid-19 and is out of the hospital.
• Vice President Leni Robredo is self-isolating after one of her close-in staff tested positive for covid-19.
• Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto allayed fears over giant road cracks in Ortigas district that were caused by a busted pipe. It’s not earthquake related.
• China is adding “Xi Jinping Thought” to its national curriculum to align the education system with the ideals of its rulers.