HEADS UP: Redemption for Carlos Yulo as He Wins World Championship (Oct. 25)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Oct. 25.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Filipino star gymnast Carlos Yulo is back as world champion as he bagged a gold medal in the vault finals at the 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.
• “No vaccine, no work”? Employers can require their workers to be vaccinated first if the government mandates staff immunization before it can operate, the labor department said.
• No cause for alarm for now, as the Department of Health has yet to detect the Delta COVID-19 subvariant in the country.
• As the government eyes 1.5 million vaccinations daily, the Philippines received an additional 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

LIFE KIT

• Thinking of tidying up your room? Here are some tips for efficient decluttering. 

2022 ELECTIONS

• Here’s how the elections would look like during a pandemic, based on the Comelec's simulation of the 2022 vote.
• Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said she and former Sen. Bongbong Marcos has yet to discuss forming a tandem in the 2022 elections as they met in Cebu.
• As he led Facebook polls, the only son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos assured that he had no trolls.
• Filipino alumni of Oxford University clarified that Marcos did not graduate with a degree from the university to correct "continuing misinformation" on his credentials.
• Vice presidential aspirant Sen. Francis Pangilinan said unity talks for the opposition are over as he and Vice President Leni Robredo are now focused on winning.
• The senatorial slate of the Robredo-Pangilinan is now complete, with labor leader Sonny Matula rounding up the ticket.
• Who proposed recommendations on the fuel excise tax issue first? Robredo said she had pushed for its suspension as early as 2018.