Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, April 12:
CULTURE EXPLAINED
- People are still searching for Raul Contreras, who as a teen in the 1950s debated gainst prejudice. His views ring true today, when #StopAsianHate is trending. Here's how his grandson remembers him.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- Here's everything you need to know and prepare in case you are advised to take care of a COVID patient at home. What to do when the virus strikes where you live?
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The ECQ in Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal and Bulacan was downgraded one notch to MECQ. More details are expected today.
- Here's a refresher on the 2020 MECQ, which could change when the rules are announced today.
- Duterte is "just here" and those who criticize his lack of public appearances are plastic, according to his top aide, Sen. Bong Go, who released photos of the President.
- Here's how hard it's been for hospitals to keep up with the COVID surge. Undermanned, patients are left gasping for air as they queue up for admission.
- Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is being treated in the hospital for COVID-19.
- Here's an A-Z of fast facts about Prince Philip, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth who died at 99 years old.
- Grab Southeast Asia has set aside a $20 million budget for free COVID vaccines for riders and drivers.
- Thanks to Elon Musks' startup, a monkey played a video game using its mind. It's a breakthrough for research on the power of the brain.
