HEADS UP: Forgot Something? How to Fight Brain Fog (Sept. 14)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Sept. 14:

LIFE KIT:

• We’ve all experienced it during the pandemic, forgetting things right when they’re at the tip of our tongues. Worse, our password. It’s called brain fog. Here’s how you can cope.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Take it from the FDA and medical experts: nasal sprays neither prevent nor cure COVID-19.
• Here’s what to expect from granular lockdowns: it’s by surprise and APORs can get out but need to ride out the bubble somewhere else.
• Bookmark this page for a list of cities in Metro Manila that allow COVID vaccine registration for 12 to 17 year-olds.

PIXEL WORLD

• Here’s what you need to know about the iPhone 13 series which will be unwrapped in the U.S. past midnight on Sept. 15.

2022 ELECTIONS

• Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Caprio’s supporters urged her to reconsider her decision not to run for president, saying she is the best person to replace her father.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• As he parries criticism online over a viral video where he berated health workers, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed talk that he’s in New York to campaign for a seat in an international law body.
• For the third straight day, the jump in the Philippines’ COVID-19 topped 20,000.
• Only on this side of the planet: the Philippines resumed online classes yesterday, as one of only two countries in the world aside from Venezuela to keep physical schools shut during the pandemic.
• Senators investigating the government’s alleged favored supplier of COVID gear, Pharmally, questioned yesterday why it was able to deliver 500,000 face masks on the same day as the order. It’s like Grab, said Sen. Richard Gordon,.
• For the eighth straight year, the Philippines is Asia’s deadliest country for land defenders, according to environment watchdog group Global Witness.
• Thanks, seller. The MRT-7 trains have arrived from South Korea, all wrapped up in plastic as they were placed onto the tracks.
• The Philippines received yesterday another two million doses of Sinovac COVID vaccines from China.
• Britney Spears is engaged to her fitness influencer boyfriend, Sam Asghari. It’s another win for the pop princess after her father agreed to be removed as her conservator.