HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, Feb. 25

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, Feb. 25:

36 YEARS AFTER PEOPLE POWER

• Red vs yellow. Red vs Pink. How do colors unite and divide when it comes to Philippine politics?
• Can the EDSA forces recover from being derided as yellow in time for the May elections?
• With the virus still out there, have hashtags become the new form of People Power?
• Are you for “never forget” or “move on”? The choice between the two post-EDSA schools of thought will determine the outcome of the elections.
• We explain women breaking glass ceilings in politics, from Cory Aquino in 1986 to Kamala Harris in 2021.
• The most outspoken of the living Aquinos, Kris, said her brother, ex-President Noynoy Aquino’s Achilles Heel was his being too proper.
• What was it like covering the Noynoy Aquino presidency? It can get testy, but the right questions get the stories.
• If elected president, Bongbong Marcos said he’s willing to work with the so-called yellows. He said his family doesn’t do anything special every Feb. 25.

LIFE KIT

• That resentment that eats into you when you feel underpaid at work? It’s not just about the money, it’s about justice for the work that you do.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Cebu Pacific has expanded its list of exemptions to the one hand-carry baggage policy.

ELECTION NEWS

• All 10 presidential candidates will attend the first of three debates organized by Comelec on March 19. Bongbong Marcos’ spokesman said his participation would still be subject to his schedule.
• Nine framers of the 1987 Constitution have endorsed the tandem of Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan.
• Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said in response to a question that if elected president, he was willing to offer his election rival Robredo, a position in his cabinet.
• Moreno also said he would retire from politics if he loses in the presidential elections.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Metro Manila and some areas are “ripe” for de-escalation to Alert Level 1, Health Sec. Francisco Duque said, ahead of an IATF meeting yesterday on March COVID restrictions.
• There were 1,745 new COVID cases yesterday.
• What does Vladimir Putin want from Ukraine? Russia’s leader is on a mission to rewrite the end of the Cold War. Yesterday, he ordered military operations.
• The president of Ukraine said Russia's actions could start a major war in Europe. World leaders condemend the attack as unprovoked and unjustified.
• The U.S. FDA has approved the first condom specifically for anal intercourse, an a win for sexual health advocates.
• Italy too is shifting to the new normal as the government said the pandemic state of emergency would end on March 31.