METRO MANILA  – Nearly half of the country’s adult labor force was unemployed in July this year, a recent survey revealed by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Sunday. According to the survey conducted from July 3-6, 2020, unemployment in the country rises to  45.5% from  17.1% last December. a 28-point increase and a new record-high beating the 34.4% recorded …

METRO MANILA – A new mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease has been detected and belived to be more infectious than the original variant, says Philippine Genome Center (PGC). According to the research center, the G614 strain, along with D614 genotype was reportedly detected on several sample positive cases in Quezon City. Philippine Genome Center …

MANILA – Malacañang announced today (Saturday) that areas under GCQ such as Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon, Cebu City and Iloilo City will be extended until August 31. Mandaue, Lapu Lapu, Talisay, Minglanilla and Consolacion in Cebu will also be under GCQ until the end of the month. LOOK: Here are the quarantine classifications of different areas beginning August 16, 2020 …

MANILA – The World Bank has committed another $1.9 billion in projects in the Philippines to help and support projects that will help the economy bounce back from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Finance (DOF), the $1.9 billion-worth of “redesigned” World Bank-funded projects are expected to be approved before the year end to help the …

The office of the Directorate General of Immigration at Jalan HR Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta is closed for 10 days from August 12 until August 21, 2020. The closure was carried out as a sterilization action following five immigration officers at the office who tested positive for Covid-19. Even though the office is closed, onshore visa services for foreign …

Apart from working with other countries in developing the coronavirus vaccine (Covid-19), Indonesia is also developing vaccines independently. The domestically made vaccine is called Merah Putih Vaccine. PT Bio Farma’s Project Integration Management Research and Development Neni Nurainy said that the Merah Putih vaccine would be a long-term strategy. “Indonesia with 270 million people must be ready with its own …

India has three Covid-19 vaccines under trial and will ensure that every person receives a vaccine, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying homage to those battling the Indian coronavirus pandemic. Mr Modi has launched a National Digital Health Initiative to improve India’s healthcare system, which is expected to include the digitization of health records as well as a national registry …

KUALA LUMPUR – The “Solidarity with Lim Guan Eng” fundraising campaign initiative by DAP has raised RM3.947 million after one week. The fundraising campaing  organized by the party ended midnight yesterday to help its secretary-general paying for the bail. DAP national publicity secretary Tony Pua thanked all who supported the campaign that raised total of RM 3.947 million. A response …

PETALING JAYA – The Pardon Board had given wrong advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in granting full pardon to PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. According to Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz’s lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, The composition of the Pardon board was alno not proper then hence invalidating the advice given to Agong. Mohamed Haniff said that …

A study on forging national reconciliation that could partly set the tone for a possible constitutional amendment will be discussed in the House on Thursday, says a source in the House of Representatives. The report , prepared by the House Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights, makes a recommendation of nine points. The source, who saw the paper, …