Good morning. Here's a heads up from Reportr on what you need to know today, Thursday.
- The government has formalized a ban on street caroling for Christmas. Earlier, the World Health Organization also discouraged large family reunions.
- It looks like Christmas gatherings will also go virtual this year. Keep these tips in mind to stay safe when heading out or when giving and receiving gifts.
- Tiangges that fail to impose physical distancing and face mask and face shield requirements risk closure, according to the Palace.
- Here's another tourist spot that's reopening: Coron, Palawan. Here's your guide.
- The Department of Health has released price caps for RT-PCR or swab tests in public and private hospitals and clinics.
- You will need your own helmet for an Angkas ride. Here are the full guidelines.
- Globe Telecom is accepting text complaints that will be forwarded to the government.
- For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we collated domestic abuse hotlines.
- The Philippine Navy got its first-ever drones, giving it a much-needed "eye in the sky" for disaster response and intelligence gathering.
- Viber, that ubiquitous purple chat app, is offering a payment function soon.
- Meghan Markle admitted in a New York Times op-ed that she suffered a miscarriage last July to help break taboos.

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