HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, March 18

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, March 18:

TRENDING NEWS

• Have you seen Pixar’s new movie “Turning Red”? Here’s why it’s good for you and you parents’ mental health.

ELECTION NEWS

• On allegations of cash giving during a Bongbong Marcos campaign stop in Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija, Comelec said someone has to complain before it could investigate.
• Comelec dropped the permit requirement for campaign activities such as rallies in areas under Alert Levels 1 and 2.
• There was a “very serious breach” in vote-counting machine provider Smartmatic systems, Sen. Imee Marcos said, citing information from a meeting with Comelec that was closed to the media.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• How will a four-day workweek work? The DOLE said it supports the proposal but it should not disrupt public service.
• Hotels are now allowed to accept guests from different households in a single room, paving the way for staycations for big groups and extended families.
• Netflix is testing a fee for users who share their passwords to friends and family who stream from a different location.
• Back on Netflix: “Servant of the People”, the comedy satire that stars Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
• U.S. President Joe Biden has branded Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a “war criminal”, in his strongest rebuke yet of the Ukraine invasion by Russia.
• A fourth COVID shot offers little in terms of added protection against the omicron variant, according to one study.
• Under 2% of babies born to mothers with COVID also catch the virus, research showed.