HEADS UP: Meet TikTok’s Seafairy Andy Ef, Who’s Queer in a Seaman’s World (Feb. 11)

Here’s a Heads Up from reportr on news you need to know today, Feb. 11.

TRENDING NEWS

• Meet TikTok star Andy Ef, who proves that queer people can have fun and advocate for their community in a seaman’s world.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Here are the entry requirements for foreigner spouses and children of Filipino nationals who want to enter the Philippines.

ELECTION NEWS

• Sassa Gurl has joined fellow internet stars in endorsing the presidential candidacy of Leni Robredo.
• Robredo is “good for the economy”, said Albay Rep. Joey Salceda as he endorsed her candidacy for president.
• Presidential candidate Panfilo Lacson struck out from his senatorial ticket reelectionist Sherwin Gatchalian and former Quezon City vice mayor Herbert Bautista for supporting his rival, Bongbong Marcos.
• Lacson also expressed hope that his performance in presidential debates would lift his survey numbers and give him a better chance of winning on May 9.
• Former MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago has moved to a new party-list group to stay in the running in the May 9 elections.

TECH NEWS

• Samsung has unpacked the Galaxy S22 series, with the Ultra version looking exactly like an updated Galaxy Note. How much will it cost?
• The recovery of $3.6 billion in stolen bitcoins by U.S. authorities has exposed in part how cyberthieves steal cryptocurrencies.

NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Omicron has driven global COVID-19 cases past 400 million, according to Reuters data. 
• Indonesia, battling one of Southeast Asia’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, has started human trials on its own vaccine.