Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, Feb. 12:
TOP STORIES
- PayMaya opened a virtual mall that is accessible on its app. Here's what you can shop for in the platform.
- Viber and GCash have teamed up for QR code payments using the FoodPH chatbot.
- President Rodrigo Duterte heeded pulbic clamor to suspend both the Child Car Seat Law and PMVIC or private center testing for cars.
- ABS-CBN's franchise application will have to be tackled by the next Congress, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said, citing lawmakers' current workload.
- There's a delay in the projected arrival of vaccines in the Philippines. Here's our explainer on what the rollout of the jabs means for the country's leaders.
- A new reed snake species was discovered in Mindoro island and was named after National Scientist Angel Alcala.
- Rap veteran Gloc 9 has a message to Ez Mil, be careful when rhyming about history.
SUMMIT EXCLUSIVES
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- Bea Alonzo sat down with reporters and editors for Summit Sandwich Sessions, expect exclusives in the coming days.
- Alonzo, who has three movies in the pipeline, told Reportr.World what it's like to leave ABS-CBN
- She also talked about her mentor, Johnny Manahan's much talked-about interview on Sanwich Sessions.
- Here are video excerpts of Marian Rivera's Sandwich Sessions interview earlier in the week.
METRO-REGIONS
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- Two new ramps are open at the Skyway Stage 3, according to builder San Miguel.
- In Quezon City, contact tracing is underway after a man tested positive for the UK coronavirus variant.
- In Taguig City, basketball fans paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant through a mural. Watch their story here.
WORLD
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- The world is tickled after lawyer appeared as a cat in a Zoom call. The video is viral.
- Porn legend Larry Flynt, founder of Hustler Magazine and self-described "smut peddler with a heart" is dead at 78.
- U.S. President Joe Biden sought to stop the legal process of banning TikTok, in a reprieve for Gen Z's favorite app.
- AstraZeneca's vaccine got approval from the WHO for COVID variants and for those above 65 years old.
Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of Feb. 11:
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