HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, April 28

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, April 28:

REPORTR ASKS

• Senatorial candidate Alex Lacson tells voters why they should vote for him.

NEWS EXPLAINED

• We looked at this campaign season’s pejoratives such as ‘pinklawan’ to see when name-calling works and when it backfires.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Is your salary competitive? Jobstreet has this online tool for you to check.
• Here’s how to extend the validity of Beep cards by up to 90 days.
• Found out that you have a double registration record through Comelec’s online precinct finder? Here’s what you can do.

TRENDING NEWS

• Vice President Leni Robredo’s youngest daughter, Jillian, was allegedly shouted at while campaigning at the Baguio City market. She asked supporters to stay focused on house-to-house campaigns.
• Poking fun at those who call for her to back out from the race, Robredo "withdrew" from an automated teller machine prop during her campaign rally in Bulacan.
• Rapper Lil Nas X tweeted ‘OMG’ after seeing a viral video of Filipino-Americans dancing the tinikling to one of his songs.

ELECTION NEWS

• SAGIP party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, one of the lawmakers against the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN, has withdrawn from the senatorial race.
• Bongbong Marcos said that if elected president, he would expand the mandate of the PCGG to include the entire government, not just alleged corruption by his family.
• Marcos has not decided whether he would live in Malacanang if elected president.
• Here’s a recap of what Marcos said during his one-on-one with CNN Philippines.
• Reelectionist Sen. Migz Zubiri has been dropped from Robredo’s senatorial slate after he openly endorsed Bongbong Marcos for president.

WHAT’S NEXT

• As more return to office orders take effect, lockdown staple foodpanda is pushing its dine-in discount feature pandapro while reassuring customers and riders that its delivery service is “here to stay”.
• How much free speech will Twitter allow now that its boss is brash billionaire Elon Musk?

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• A sub-variant of Omicron that's driving infections in the U.S. has been detected for the first time in the Philippines.
• President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Aug. 30 as National Press Freedom Day in honor of Marcelo del Pilar, who led the propaganda movement against Spain.
• Free rides on the MRT are extended until May 30.
• Tom Holland’s new film “Uncharted” will not be shown in Philippine cinemas over a scene showing a disputed map of the South China Sea.
• China has confirmed its first human case of H3N8 bird flu.
• Testing cuts have blindsided the world on the real spread of COVID-19.
• The world’s oldest person has died at 118 in France, setting a new record.