HEADS UP: On YouTube, Dacera's Friends Air Their Side (Jan. 19)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Jan. 19:

• Four of Christine Dacera's friends set up a YouTube channel to air their side of the story surrounding her death, or at least as much as the current criminal investigations will allow.
• Here are some human angles to the story. Privacy matters even in celebrated cases like Dacera. Also, do gay men go for women after a drink or two? it's an argument raised by the police.
• Here's a recap of President Rodrigo Duterte's speech last night where he talked about COVID-19 vaccine prices.
• Reputed entertainment columnist Ricky Lo said ABS-CBN and TV5's Cignal are on the verge of announcing a "tie-up." We have reached out to ABS-CBN for comment.
• The new MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos is thinking up novel and practical ways to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila that has for many times been branded as among the worst in the world.
• A promise from Sinovac, it will sell COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines at a "good price."
• Even before vaccines arrive, Quezon City, one of the country's most densely populated urban centers, has identified innoculation sites. Here's where QC residents can get vaccinated.
• The City of Manila started yesterday its free and drive-thru COVID testing service at the Quirino Grandstand. It's strictly by appointment and only 100 slots are available daily.
• Baguio City pushed back the Panagbenga flower festival by one month to March due to the pandemic.
• The Metropolitan Theater in Manila has been restored ahead of the art deco masterpiece's reopening in April. Here's a sneak peek.