HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, May 3

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on the top news stories that you need to know today, May 3:

REPORTR ASKS

• Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV tells you why you should reelect him in the Senate.

ELECTION NEWS

• Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte-Carpio remain as the top choice for president and vice president of many Filipinos, according to the results of a Pulse Asia survey released just a week before the May 9 elections.
• Duterte-Carpio said that while she may not be the best vice president, she has a “strong heart” for public service should she win in the elections.
• Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis Pangilinan, meanwhile, are the most searched candidates for president and vice president according to Google.
• For priests and church members, Robredo and Pangilinan embody the real definition of unity as they endorse the tandem for president and vice president.
• Robredo tweeted a message of appreciation to her three daughters as they go all out in the last few days of the campaign period.
• In local politics, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said supporters should convince voters to choose their bets in a “civilized manner”, not the other way around.

TRENDING NEWS

• Meet Chef Jeeca Uy, whose TikTok videos show that any dish can be vegan and delicious.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Good news, motorists. Pump prices go down today, with oil firms announcing a P1.15-decrease in diesel per liter.
• Number coding in Metro Manila is also suspended today in celebration of Eid’l Fitr.
  
• It's not true that Metro Manila will have a unified curfew starting May 1, the MMDA said.