Here’s a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, April 29:
NEWS EXPLAINED
- We asked the dancing foodpanda riders of Laguna and top food influencer MasarapBa: How do you go viral on TikTok? Watch our Today I Learned video.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Online registration for the National ID starts tomorrow (April 30). Here’s your guide.
- Don’t apply for a passport on Facebook, according to DFA. Do it only via official channels of the department.
- Here are the top companies to work for if your main criteria in choosing an employer is career growth, according to LinkedIn.
- Here’s how you can sign up as a volunteer at the UP Diliman vaccination center.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The MECQ in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Rizal and Cavite will be extended until May 14, President Rodrigo Duterte said, as he apologized to the public for prolonged quarantines.
- The Metro Manila curfew will be shortened starting May 1, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. according to the MMDA, as mayors push for a “Flexible MECQ” for the month.
- China said it’s the Philippines who’s “complicating” the situation in the West Phillippine Sea, maintaining its sovereignty over the disputed waters.
- Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana shot back, saying China must “desist and leave.” Lorenzana added, “Atin yan (That’s ours).”
- Oscar winner “Soul” has a prequel that will premiere on Disney+. It will look into why grumpy soul 22 disdained being born on Earth.
- Del Monte Philippines has sought SEC approval for a P38-billion IPO.
- Batanes said it regained its COVID-free status after halting community transmissions of the virus.
- Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has won the UNESCO Press Freedom Prize, adding to her many accolades.
- Logistical problems delayed the delivery of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines, originally scheduled for yesterday.
