HEADS UP: What Cher Tweeted About Leni Robredo and Leadership (Feb. 17)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Feb. 17:

PIXEL WORLD

• We Are Social’s 2022 report on the Filipino netizen showed that Google is the most visited website while two porn websites made it to the Top 10 – Pornhub and XVideos2.
• What’s the deal clincher that makes Filipinos check out what they added to cart? Free shipping, according to the study.

LIFE KIT

• When church and state choose to dance together for the elections, should you vote based on religious leaders’ endorsements?

ELECTION NEWS

• Cher was the top trending topic on Philippines’ Twitter yesterday after mentioning Vice President Leni Robredo in the context of letting women lead.
• Bongbong Marcos said during his first debate appearance that the Philippines should have a “military presence” to defend its territorial waters against China.
• Here’s how that debate hosted by SMNI television went down. The network is owned by religious leader Apollo Quiboloy, who had endorsed Marcos for president and Sara Duterte for vice president.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Here’s a guide to countries that have started or announced plans to drop face masks and most COVID curbs, seeking a return to pre-pandemic life.
• President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order mandating the acceptance of the PhilSys National ID when transacting with government.
• Here’s what you need to know about long COVID, when those symptoms just won’t go away after you tested negative for the virus.
• Here’s why you should take filing your ITR or income tax return seriously.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• BTS are reuniting in March for their first concert in South Korea since the start of the pandemic.
• The Netherlands is the latest European country to announce plans to drop most coronavirus restrictions on its way to the new normal.
• Well done Wordle. The viral word puzzle has removed offensive terms such as “slave” and “whore” from its list.