HEADS UP: Here’s Your Guide to Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila (Jan. 4)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Jan. 4:

ALERT LEVEL 3 IN NCR

• What changes will the government implement as Metro Manila returns to Alert Level 3? For one, NCR mayors agreed to ban unvaccinated persons from leaving their homes except for essential activities.
• The City of Manila will also implement a “no vaccine, no entry” policy in their malls, Mayor Isko Moreno said.
• Heading to the mall? Here are some reminders from mall operators in Metro Manila.
• Heads up, devotees. Quiapo Church will be closed for disinfection until Jan. 6.
• Baguio City also closed its borders for leisure tourists due to the threat of the Omicron variant.

TRENDING NEWS

• Four of the 15 close contacts of the woman who broke quarantine to party in Poblacion, Makati tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health said.
• It’s not just Poblacion girl. The Department of Tourism disclosed that another woman skipped quarantine when she arrived from U.S. and even got herself a massage.

LIFE KIT

• Do you consult your star signs about love and career? Here’s why many of us believe in horoscopes. 

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Dr. Eric Domingo, who took the lead in ensuring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and other drugs during the pandemic, has resigned as head of the Food and Drug Administration.
• Presidential aspirants Bongbong Marcos and Manny Pacquiao have suspended their political gatherings as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to rise.