HEADS UP: What is the Punishment for Curfew Violations? (April 7)

Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, April 7:

CULTURE EXPLAINED:

• What makes a Tita? And why do they invite ridicule? We analyze that viral Julie's Bakeshop commercial to justify why Tita-shaming must stop.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• How should curfew violators be punished? The family of a man from General Trias City has accused police of corporal punishment, leading to his death. 
• What is Ivermectin? Politicians here and abroad are advocating its use for COVID-19 treatment while regulators say its supposed anti-viral properties have not been proven.
• How about the Chinese drug Lianhua Qingwen? The DOH and the FDA said its prescription-only and not approved to treat COVID-19.
• Here's an updated list of banks with free InstaPay and PESONet transfers (or a token P1) until the end of 2021.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Former President Joseph Estrada's COVID pneumonia has worsened, according to his son Jinggoy, and is now breathing with the help of a ventilator.
• A memo from the DILG to politicians: Don't stamp bags of ayuda with your names and faces.
• Keep track of Metro Manila mayors who have gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 using this list.
• The future of Apple is in autonomous cars, as CEO Tim Cook told the New York Times that the iPhone ecosystem and self-driving autos are a match.
• Saudi Arabia is only allowing those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to join the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
• Vladimir Putin forever? Russia's leader has signed a law allowing him to serve for two more terms.