HEADS UP: Time to Join The Great Resignation for a New Career? (Nov. 9)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Nov. 9:

LIFE KIT

• The Great Resignation chugs along. Should you join it and switch careers during the pandemic?

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• The U.S. has updated requirements for travelers as it reopened on Nov. 8. PSA for Filipinos, Sinovac is accepted.
• Use this price checker to find the best 11.11 deals on Lazada and Shopee.

TECH NEWS

• Purported images of the Samsung Galaxy S22 have leaked, and the 2022 flagship appears to be a Galaxy Note with S branding

2022 ELECTIONS

• Vice President Leni Robredo took her presidential campaign to Mimiyuuuh’s YouTube channel, sharing tips on how to make essential lugaw and how to live life in your 20s.
• Robredo also detailed her plan to free Filipinos from COVID, prescribing foremost in her ambitious plan -- leadership.
• Don’t force an apology out of presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos, it wouldn’t be sincere, said his former rival for the vice presidency, Sorsogon Gov. Chiz Escudero.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• A public school teacher has apologized for his viral TikTok video that DepEd is investigating for possible child abuse.
• The City of Manila has joined Davao and Iloilo in removing the face shield requirement in public places, except in hospital settings.
• The DOH in turn appealed to LGUs to keep the face shield requirement until national policy says otherwise. Malacanang said the face shield mandates should remain in force for now.
• Metro Manila mayors late yesterday made a joint call to scrap the face shield requirement in public places, including shopping malls.
• There were 2,087 new COVID cases yesterday, with more Alert Level 2 restrictions clarified over the weekend.
• Pura town in Tarlac has zero active COVID cases, its mayor said, proving how strict adherence to health protocls work.
• Sen. Grace Poe has filed a bill seeking to suspend excise tax on fuel as rising oil prices add to the budgeting pain of households.
• Sen. Risa Hontiveros called on the DOTr to increase available public transport capacity to prevent COVID superspreaders.