HEADS UP: Christine Dacera Case, Vaccine Updates (Jan. 7)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Jan. 7.

• Three people who were detained over the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera were ordered released as state prosecutors directed police to reinvestigate the case.
• What happened at the City Garden Grand Hotel in the wee hours of Jan. 1 before Dacera was found dead? Her mother said CCTV footage raised "big questions."
• The Dacera family sought a second autopsy to prove their belief that she was drugged and raped, said their lawyer, Brick Reyes.
• Pfizer could be the first vaccine authorized for emergency use in the Philippines, with the certification likely to be issued this week, said FDA Director General Eric Domingo.
• Global supply permitting, the Philippines' COVID-19 vaccine roadmap calls for the inoculation of up to 70 million Filipinos in 2021, said Vaccine Czar Sec. Carlito Galvez.
• The City of Manila opened pre-registrations online for its vaccine program. Here's how you can apply.
• There are 156 installation sites for AutoSweep RFID stickers in case you were looking for one, said San Miguel Corp.
• Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said his credit card was hacked and used to order P1 million worth of food online.
• Quiapo Church is appealing to authorities to increase its allowed capacity to 50% from 30% just for Saturday's Black Nazarene feast. Social distancing will still be observed.
• Retired general and MMDA Chief Danny Lim has passed away at 65. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 in December.
• President Rodrigo Duterte has signed laws to extend the validity of allocations under Bayanihan 2 and the 2020 National Budget. Another law will provide scholarships for aspiring doctors.
• In Hong Kong, a returning resident from the Philippines tested positive for a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. The Hong Konger took a Philippine Airlines flight from Manila on Dec. 22.
• Still, scientists in the Philippines said no new SARS-CoV-2 variants, either from the UK or South Africa, have been detected locally.
• PhilHealth said it would pay the Philippine Red Cross P256 million in debt to ensure uninterrupted COVID-19 testing at PRC facilities.

Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of Jan. 6: