91% of Filipinos wear masks outdoors – UK study

Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

‘Pasaway’? Filipinos wear masks more than Hong Kongers do – UK study

Around 91% of Filipinos wear face masks whenever they leave their homes. The study is conducted by UK think tank YouGov and the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London.

House panel to tackle charter change proposals of over 1,400 mayors

The House committee on constitutional amendments will convene after Congress reopens next week to discuss the amendments to the 1987 Constitution proposed by 1,489 mayors in the League of Municipalities of the Philippines.

NCRPO chief, officials seek to evict family in Taguig

National Capital Region Police Office or NCRPO chief Debold Sinas and other police officials seek to evict a family of 10 in Taguig City without any supporting documents.

Bea Alonzo says buyers want her fan pages, Angel Locsin to fellow celebrities: ‘Speak up’

ABS-CBN star Bea Alonzo says she received reports from her fans that unknown persons offered to buy her fan pages for undisclosed amounts. Actress Angel Locsin urges her fellow celebrities to use their voices to amplify those of their fellow media workers who helped bring them fame.

FALSE: Briones says that once classes start ‘patay kung patay,’ ‘matira matibay’

Graphics circulating online claim Education Secretary Leonor Briones said classes will resume on August 24, and ‘if we die, we die.’ The claim is FALSE. The Education Secretary did not say this. – Rappler.com