HEADS UP: Crime Lab Report Bucks Foul Play in Dacera Case (Jan. 28)

Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, Jan. 28.

• A police crime lab report released by persons of interest in the Christine Dacera case found no evidence of foul play and ruled that she died of natural causes. The investigation continues.
• Self-styled eventologist Tim Yap apologized for allowing some of his guests to take off their masks during a birthday he hosted.
• Yap's gaffe highlighted how socializing is trying to settle into the new normal because of the pandemic. Is the party over? Here's our explainer.
• Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, also the country's tracing czar, said he was at Yap's party and that his wife was among protocol violators for taking off her mask. Here's his side of the story.
• The Manor at Camp John Hay, where the party was held, was asked to explain why the alleged quarantine breaches should not be grounds for sanctions.
• China just made it more dangerous for Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. Here's our explainer.
• The Armed Forces of the Philippines is getting its third chief of staff who is a Medal of Valor Awardee -- Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana.
• A study in Spain suggests that a swollen tongue and burning sensations on the hands and soles of the feet could be symptoms of COVID-19.
• All international arrivals from Feb. 1 will be required to undergo facility-based quarantine, according to Malacanang.
• The government is looking for a third-party partner to manage its vaccine information system.
• Is the UK Variant of COVID-19 more deadly? Here's what scientists have to say.
• GCash is expanding its bills payment service in Davao City and nearby areas. Here's how you can use it for cashless payments.
• We will know how much damage COVID-19 has wrought on the economy when fourth quarter and full-year GDP numbers are released today.

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers as of Wednesday: