HEADS UP: Top News Stories You Need to Know Today, July 8

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on top news stories that you need to know today, July 8:

NEWS EXPLAINED

• Here’s why Jollibee and McDonald’s are out of fried chicken in some stores.
• Who won the Lotto 6/55 jackpot? One who has the luck of one in nearly 29 million.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Don’t click on links sent via SMS and email, purportedly by your bank. The Bangko Sentral says it’s a scam.
• Here's where you can fly with promo fares in Cebu Pacific’s 7-7 seat sale.
• Here’s how you can lock e-commerce access on your BPI card to thwart scammers and overspending.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Some Lucky Me! instant noodle variants were recalled in France and Ireland while Malta has warned against consumption after it was found to contain a chemical that’s higher than the allowed limit.
• Nearly 3 million Filipinos were jobless in May, adding pressure on the government to address fast-rising consumer prices.
• President Marcos has issued his first Executive Order, which abolishes the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission, as part of a broad effort to streamline his office.
• More Marcos appointees took their oath, including Bianca Zobel as his social secretary and Lala Sotto-Antonio as chair of the MTRCB.
• A Manila judge has been suspended by the Supreme Court for his homophobic remarks.
• ‘Stranger Things’ on Netflix is getting a spin-off series and a play.
• Apple has introduced a ‘lockdown mode’ for devices aimed at helping protect the privacy of those under state threat such as  journalists and activists