HEADS UP: How to Clean Up Your Dead Loved Ones’ Belongings (Nov. 1)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Nov. 1, All Saints' Day:

LIFE KIT

• Letting go of the belongings of relatives who passed away may be difficult, but you can do it one step at a time. Here are some tips.

COVID NEWS

• Metro Manila remains under Alert Level 3 until Nov. 14 as COVID-19 cases further decline.
• Buses, trains, jeeps and vans in Metro Manila and nearby provinces will be able accommodate 70% of their capacity starting Nov. 4.
• Vaccinated individuals can easily transmit the Delta coronavirus variant in their homes, according to a UK study.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Digital vaccination certificates from VaxCertPH can now be used for local travel. Here’s how to get one.
• Thinking of traveling locally? The Tourism Promotions Board is offering an RT-PCR test for free.
• Here are the latest COVID-19 travel list classifications from Nov. 1 to 15.
• Planning your travel goals for 2022? Here’s the list of holidays for next year.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• President Rodrigo Duterte’s satisfaction ratings went down for all regions in the country, except in Mindanao, less than a year before he left office, according to SWS.
• Facebook has changed the name of its parent company to Meta, spawning memes and even inspiring local brand Angkas to join the online craze.
• Oxford University went viral in the Philippines after netizens and the media fact-checked former Sen. Bongbong Marcos’ claim that he earned a degree from the institution. Why is it so prestigious anyway?
• Students of Saint Louis University in Baguio City took to the streets and on social media their calls for an academic break, prompting #AcademicBreakNOWSLU to trend.
• A news reporter was killed by an unknown assailant in Davao Del Sur, becoming the latest in the long line of journalists slain in the Philippines.