HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, May 2

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, May 2:

ELECTION NEWS

• Buzzfeed’s “Dark Horrors of the Philippines” series premiered with a look at the Manila Film Center, where dozens of construction workers who perished in a construction accident are believed to be entombed.
• The Marcos-Duterte UniTeam has scheduled a three-part Miting de Avance in the last week of campaigning before the May 9 elections.
• Remember the "solid BBM" motorcycle rider who switched to Leni Robredo? His testimony encouraging more people to change sides went viral with a week to go before May 9.  
• Sharon Cuneta was the talk of social media over the weekend for opening up about how she transcended her friendship with Bongbong Marcos to take the side of Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan.
• Robredo appears in video where she takes questions from factory workers, including Marcos supporters.
• The FEU Central Student Organization, which is supporting Robredo, has urged school administration to take a side in the May 9 elections, after some varsity volleyball players declared support for Marcos-Duterte.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Here's your complete guide to the May 9 elections that's happening next week.
• Travel to Thailand is swab-free for fully-vaccinated arrivals starting May 1, according to its tourism office. Here are the requirements.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The new Miss Universe Philippines, Celeste Cortesi, is a rare unicorn two have won two major national titles pageantry, having previously won the Miss Earth Philippines title 
• Clark Airport, an alternative to congested NAIA, will open its new terminal on May 2 that’s expected to triple its capacity.
• Contrary to stereotypes, a dog’s breed does not necessarily predict their behavior, a study has shown.
• Women in this German city with nudist pools have won the right to swim bare-breasted, like men, when out for a dip.
• It's a stressful period for teens. Here's how they can reduce emotional distress and avoid self-injuring themselves.