Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Jan. 26:
LIFE KIT
- “We don’t talk about Bruno” from Disney’s “Encanto” underscores the need to confront toxic family issues. Here’s how to open difficult conversations.
- Here’s how you can get over your fear of change and the pandemic. The two fears are intertwined in 2022.
ELECTION NEWS
- Here’s the final ballot design for the May 9 elections released by Comelec.
- President Rodrigo Duterte said he would name the “most corrupt” candidate to succeed him in the May 9 elections to guide voters.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- A “stealth” type of the omicron variant that is harder to detect via RT-PCR test has been detected in the Philippines. Here’s what it means.
- There were 17,677 new COVID cases yesterday, as the DOH cautioned against saying too early that the spread of omicron had slowed.
- These two self-test antigen kit brands are approved by the Philippines’ FDA.
- COVID vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 will start on Feb.4 in Metro Manila.
- With apologies to trolls who wish her dead, Kris Aquino posted a photo on Instagram to prove that she’s still alive.
- From Feb. 1, the UK will scrap the testing requirement for fully vaccinated travelers and quarantine for the unvaccinated under the “new phase” of its pandemic strategy.
- In the U.S., the LGBTQIA+ community is drawing from its AIDS experience to face the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The toll of school closures due to the pandemic is “nearly insurmountable”, says UNICEF, as it called on governments to take action.
- Mark Zuckerberg said Meta will soon launch the world’s fastest AI supercomputer, giving Facebook’s suite of apps more muscle as it comes under fire for not doing enough to protect its users.
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