HEADS UP: How is DOH Fighting COVID Fake News? (April 8)

Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, April 8:

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Check the hashtag #CheckTheFAQs to filter COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation. It's a joint effort of the DOH, Google, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook.
• The April 15 deadline for the filing of income tax returns stays, even during the pandemic, the BIR said.
• Here's how you can file your ITR in-person or online.

TIME OUT

• In these photos taken by a Japanese astronaut, the Philippines looks serene, as if there was no COVID.
• The internet is tickled. A Russian TV reporter had her mic stolen by a golden retriever during a live report. The dog later became her friend.

VACCINE UPDATES

• Cavite province ordered three million vaccine doses from Novavax, said Gov. Jonvic Remulla.
• Cebu province is vaccinating frontliners and the elderly at Robinsons Galleria, showing how the government and the private sector can cooperate.

ECONOMY EXPLAINED

• The Philippines' billionaires like their world counterparts grew richer during the pandemic, according to Forbes Magazine. They got wealthier by this much. 

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The mayor of Malabon blew Dr. Tricia Robredo's cover. Vice President Leni Robredo's second daughter was helping swab residents, cloaked in her PPE.
• President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled his weekly speech to the nation on COVID-19 as a precaution after some of his Cabinet secretaries tested positive for the virus.
• Former President Joseph Estrada, who is battling COVID-19 is in stable condition, according to his son, ex-Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.
• The man from General Trias City could barely walk after being punished with exercise for violating curfew, his partner said.
• Frontliners are seeking reforms in the country's pandemic response. They are also pushing for virtual consultations via Viber or Messenger to ease the strain on hospitals.
• According to the biggest study yet on the mental health toll of COVID, one in three survivors will likely suffer from anxiety, mood swings and other psychiatric problems.
• Facebook said data from 500 million users were leaked in a 2019 breach that exploited a feature that uses phone contacts to search for friends.
• How to keep up with Kim Kardashian? The reality TV star has joined the Forbes Magazine billionaires list for the first time.