Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Jan. 8:
- Stirred by outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's unfounded claims of fraud, his supporters stormed Congress as it was preparing to proclaim President-Elect Joe Biden.
- The unprecedented violence led Facebook and Twitter to block Trump from their platforms.
- One familiar sight for Filipinos in the Capitol Hill riot, a pro-Trump protester wielding a walis tambo (broom) topped with a Captain America shield.
- Famed forensics expert Raquel Fortun said it would be too late to get swab samples from the body of flight attendant Christine Dacera to look fo evidence of rape.
- Here's a directory of Metro Manila cities and their COVID-19 vaccine budgets.
- More details have emerged on the Hong Kong resident who tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant after arriving from Manila.
- According to Pulse Asia survey, 47% of Filipinos said they'd get a COVID-19 vaccine.
- Rocking a Coppermask? The DOH said it offers a level of protection without qualifying as medical grade.
- Get a 2021 planner, here's why using it makes sense, despite all the undertainty, according to life coach Ali Gui.
- Aspiring UP freshmen need to wait some more as its admissions portal failed to go online as scheduled yesterday.
Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of Jan. 7:
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