HEADS UP: Makati Shang is Closing Temporarily (Jan. 21)

Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Jan. 21:

• The Makati Shangri-La is closing temporarily from February, yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Makati City police chief could lose his post over supposed lapses in the handling of flight attendant Christine Dacera's death.
• San Miguel asked for a maximum P274 toll for the full length of Skyway Stage 3. The TRB said this is still being studied.
• What's next for UP after it lost its buffer against authorities? We got both sides:  a veteran student activist Sonia Sotto and Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana.
• Keep those guards up against the virus. Thirteen close contacts of the Philippines' first case of the new COVID-19 variant also tested positive for the virus, the DOH said.
• U.S. President Joe Biden was sworn into office at around midnight Manila time. His task: lead America out of political division, racial tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Former U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed the inauguration, issued 73 pardons as he left and wished the new government well without mentioning biden by name.
• Vogue Magazine will release a second version of its cover that features Vice President Kamala Harris following criticism that the first photo failed to do her justice.
• Netflix topped the 200 million subscriber-mark. That's millions more eyeballs for Bridgerton, The Queen's Gambit and Emily in Paris.
• The LRT-2 Anonas, Katipunan and Santolan stations could reopen as early this week after a year-long shutdown.
• The Kalibo Airport is closed until today for disinfection, part of measures against COVID-19.

  

Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of Jan. 20: