Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, April 8:
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Check the hashtag #CheckTheFAQs to filter COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation. It's a joint effort of the DOH, Google, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook.
- The April 15 deadline for the filing of income tax returns stays, even during the pandemic, the BIR said.
- Here's how you can file your ITR in-person or online.
TIME OUT
- In these photos taken by a Japanese astronaut, the Philippines looks serene, as if there was no COVID.
- The internet is tickled. A Russian TV reporter had her mic stolen by a golden retriever during a live report. The dog later became her friend.
VACCINE UPDATES
- Cavite province ordered three million vaccine doses from Novavax, said Gov. Jonvic Remulla.
- Cebu province is vaccinating frontliners and the elderly at Robinsons Galleria, showing how the government and the private sector can cooperate.
ECONOMY EXPLAINED
- The Philippines' billionaires like their world counterparts grew richer during the pandemic, according to Forbes Magazine. They got wealthier by this much.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The mayor of Malabon blew Dr. Tricia Robredo's cover. Vice President Leni Robredo's second daughter was helping swab residents, cloaked in her PPE.
- President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled his weekly speech to the nation on COVID-19 as a precaution after some of his Cabinet secretaries tested positive for the virus.
- Former President Joseph Estrada, who is battling COVID-19 is in stable condition, according to his son, ex-Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.
- The man from General Trias City could barely walk after being punished with exercise for violating curfew, his partner said.
- Frontliners are seeking reforms in the country's pandemic response. They are also pushing for virtual consultations via Viber or Messenger to ease the strain on hospitals.
- According to the biggest study yet on the mental health toll of COVID, one in three survivors will likely suffer from anxiety, mood swings and other psychiatric problems.
- Facebook said data from 500 million users were leaked in a 2019 breach that exploited a feature that uses phone contacts to search for friends.
- How to keep up with Kim Kardashian? The reality TV star has joined the Forbes Magazine billionaires list for the first time.
