HEADS UP: The Stricter GCQ Bubble is Here Until April 4 (March 22)

Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, March 22:

COVID-19 TOP STORIES

• Metro Manila and several provinces will be placed under a GCQ bubble until April 4 with stricter restrictions. Here's what you need to know.
• For at least two successive days, the Philippines tallied COVID-19 cases in record numbers, underscoring the severity of the surge in infections.
• The DOH is advising the public to wear face masks even indoors, especially when not alone or living with the vulnerable.
• We checked in with medical frontliners to see how they're doing as quarantine life passed the one-year mark.
• Tycoon Enrique Razon led the private sector in ordering 20 million Moderna vaccine doses.
• Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has secured emergency use authority from the FDA.

HIDILYN DIAZ ON SUMMIT SANDWICH SESSIONS

• One of the Philippines' brightest hopes for its first Olympic gold medal, Diaz talked about learning how to love her muscles and breaking gender stereotyes.
• Diaz also said she would never carry a flag other than the Philippines'. She asked about her peers who changed their citizenship.

MONEY EXPLAINED:

• Shopee top-ups are now available on TouchPay, helping Filipinos ease into cashless payments.
• Globe revamped its rewards catalog to cater to quarantine-specific needs of its customers.
• Gen Z worldwide is turning to online investing to grow their money during the pandemic.
• It's a staple app in your device, here's how Spotify is paying artists.

CULTURE EXPLAINED

• Like all commercials GIGIL, the viral Mega Tuna ad is meant to defy logic. Here's what the creators have to say.
• Here's how you can spot a corporate psychopath in the workplace.

TECH EXPLAINED

• The world is running short on chips. So much so that Samsung could delay its next Galaxy Note flagship to 2022. Carmakers are also reeling.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

• Sister Fidelis Atienza of the Good Shepherd congregation, credited as the mastermind of beloved ube jam, has passed away at 102, according to CBCP News.
• Cinemas and museums in GCQ areas are closed until April 4.
• Batangas City is closing resorts temporarily as a precaution while neighboring Metro Manila battles a surge.
• Miss Universe-Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados spoke at an opposition forum and rallied the youth to demand for change, saying she was "awakened by the truth."
• Here's the story of a 59-year-old Filipina living in Germany who became a dog mama to 40 during a vacation.