HEADS UP: Should You Unfriend Because of Politics? (Oct. 19)

Here’s a Heads Up from reporter on news that you need to know today, Oct. 19:

LIFE KIT

• We all have that one friend or relative on Facebook who shares fake news on the elections or are die-hard supporters of a candidate. When is it okay to unfriend?

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Torn between Jollibee's Crisscut Fries and McDonald's Twister Fries for your next order? Here's a comparison.

QUARANTINE NEWS

• Hold the popcorn. Eating is prohibited inside cinemas while Metro Manila is under Alert Level 3.
• Mall patrons in Quezon City will be asked to present their vaccine cards upon entry, those who don’t have one will be limited to essential errands.
• Time for a culture and history break. The National Museum reopens today. Here's your guide. 
• Arcades have reopened to the fully vaccinated. Remember to sanitize, practice social distancing and avoid hogging a game.
• There were 6,943 new COVID cases yesterday, bringing total active cases to 68,832.

2022 ELECTIONS

• Vice President Leni Robredo has not been disqualified from the presidential race, Comelec said, adding reports to the contrary are “fake news”.
• Ex-solicitor general Florin Hilbay quit Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's Aksyon Demokratiko party and endorsed Moreno's rival for the presidency, Vice President Leni Robredo. 
• Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo said he declined an offer to run for vice president with Sen. Manny Pacquiao as president. On ANC, said he would seek lasting, instead of band-aid solutions to the working class’ woes if elected to the Senate. He also said presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong Marcos Jr should not be made to apologize for his father’s sins.
• Comelec is looking at extending the voter registration period for overseas Filipinos.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The U.S. is reopening its borders to vaccinated travelers starting Nov. 8.
• Raising interest rates too soon could be more harmful to the economy than waiting, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said.
• The country received some 200,000 more Pfizer COVID vaccines intended for minors. 
• Robinsons Hotels and Resorts opened its first four-star hotel in General Santos City, Grand Summit.
• Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is looking at expanding his Bitcoin projects with a cryptocurrency mining system that uses custom silicon. 
• Afghan girls still can’t go to school, reinforcing worries over the plight of women under the Taliban.