Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, Feb. 3.
- Go out and register to vote in the 2022 elections and do it safely. The Comelec is running short of its target to enlist four million new voters by Sept. 30.
- The Department of Transportation said it favored a deferment in the enforcement of the Child Car Seat Law in deference to the pandemic.
- A pair of TikToK influencers apologized for a viral prank that saw them asking for a lot of Japanese spice or togarashi during a restaurant dine visit.
- Here's a step-by-step guide for those arriving in the Philippines from abroad. Airport security just got tighter to guard against new COVID variants.
- Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. told Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to "lay off foreign affairs" as the Philippines protests China's coast guard law.
- Locsin also said the DFA never granted permission to a Chinese vessel to stay in Catanduanes.
- Catholic Bishops revised the Oratio Imperata for COVID-19 to include the success of a worldwide vaccination effort.
- Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said his resignation as contact-tracing czar over eventologist Tim Yap's protocol-breaking birthday party is "irrevocable."
- In Mandaluyong City, the Legend Villas Hotel in is closing after 28 years, just days after the pandemic forced the Makati Shangri-La to temporarily close.
- In Bacolod City, a BPO office was closed for disinfection after 41 workers were confirmed to have COVID-19.
- In Cebu City, a recent spike in COVID-19 infections prompted authorities to reimpose an alcohol ban, except for hotel guests.
- Dustin Diamond, who played Screech in the 1980s series "Saved by the Bell" has died of cancer at 44.
- Black Panther the TV series is under development at Disney+ streaming service under the director of the film version, Ryan Coogler.
Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of Feb. 2:
reportr.world
