PETALING JAYA – Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan said that Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi  must provide guidance and clear directions so the party can keep up the alliances in the wake of the Sabah election. Mohamad said that a political consensus must be provided to calm, avoid dissatisfaction and anger from the members over the way the …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte met with House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano after the House of Representatives denied his offer to resign from his post over the speakership fued with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the meeting was scheduled two weeks ago, calling it  “a coincidence,” as the Palace denied the lawmaker …

SABTANG, BATANES – The northernmost province of Batanes on Thursday, logged it’s second case of COVID-19  since the onset of the pandemic, the local government confirmed. According to the official facebook page of the Provincial Government of Batanes, the patient is currently asymptomatic and will be under strict isolation at an isolation facility in Sabtang. After the province managed to …

Graftbuster Vicha Mahakun has made suggestions for a revamp of the justice system after his study of the hit-and – run case involving the Red Bull scion. He said fine-tuning legislation regulating the police force and criminal practices would ensure relevant agencies adhere to the same requirements. The suggestions included findings that police probes lack independence and are vulnerable to …

As the number of cases continues to increase, the Jakarta administration will implement controlled isolation for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to minimize the spread of the virus. The designated places to handle the asymptomatic patients included public facilities such as the former athletes village in Kemayoran, now an emergency hospital for COVID-19 patients in Central Jakarta, Jakarta Health Agency head Widyastuti …

Once again, the Supreme Court came under fire for weakening the anti-graft movement, this time in a recent case analysis to reduce the graft sentence of former Democratic Party president Anas Urbaningrum, setting another precedent for other graft convicts to methodically pursue reduced sentences. A jury of three Supreme Court justices headed by Sunarto shortened Anas’ prison term from the …

A senior member of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is proposing to take a new measure that could drag on the process of charter amendment for much longer. Citing a precedent set by the ruling of the Constitutional Court in a similar case, the deputy leader of the PPRP, Paiboon Nititawan, said that if there was a proposal to …

TOKYO – Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga is planning to visit Vietnam and Indonesia this month (October) in his  official overseas trip as Prime Minister of Japan, government sources revealed on Wednesday. If the trip materializes, Suga is expected to hold meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The plan to visit …

METRO MANILA – DPWH Secretary Mark Villar announced today the DPWH has opened the biggest quarantine facility in Metro Manila. The mega quarantine center is in partnership with Solaire and Pagcor funded by the Razon Group of Companies. The facility will be located at the Bagong Nayong Pilipino in Parañaque. 525-bed capacity Solaire-PAGCOR Quarantine Center opens | https://t.co/MV7T7YuXZR pic.twitter.com/7A5aYgqpND — …

METRO MANILA: According to the recent special survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS) held from Sept. 17 to Sept. 20, large majorities of Filipinos practice preventive measures against COVID-19 even after the quarantine period ended. SWS said that 79% of Filipinos wear face mask when they go out, an increase from the 76% in July and 76% in May. Malacañang …