METRO MANILA – International medical journal, The Lancet has listed the Philippines 66th out of 91 countries in terms of suppressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of August. Lancet notes that one of the key part to blame is the President Rodrigo Duterte’s “medical populism” on the issue. The list was based on the new cases of Covid-19 per million …

METRO MANILA – Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the coronavirus disease COVID-19, the Pontificio Collegio Filippino announced on Wednesday. The recovery was announced almost 2 weeks after  the cardinal contracted the virus. He was assymptomatic and went on a self-quarantine. According to Fr. Gregory Gaston, PCF Rector, The Tagle’s brings great joy for the whole church. He …

According to the Public Health Ministry, Universal Health Care System Gold-Card users will be able to visit medical services anywhere in the country with the initiative being piloted by the lower northeastern provinces beginning early next year. Currently, card holders receive direct attention and care at individual clinics and rehabilitation centers. According to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the scheme …

The coalition government asked for senators’ approval for their controversial charter changes to defuse future political tensions. Government chief whip Wirat Rattanaset and MP Supachai Chaisamut of the Bhumjaithai Party stressed the need to change the constitution by setting up a new team of charter authors as a way out of the fragmentation of the country’s political dispute. Mr Wirat, …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged all people of Sabah to avoid and reject any parties that wants to come into power through ‘the backdoor’. The former prime minister said that the current federal government is trying to steal and that’s  the reason why Sabah is facing an election. He added that it is …

KOTA KINABALU – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin insisted that he is still the legitimate Prime Minister of Malaysia despite an earlier announcement from Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim claiming otherwise. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief said that Anwar’s claims that he has the majority backing of the MPs must be provided in accordance with the processes and …

The action to save Indonesia coalition  (KAMI) sent an open letter to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and delivered three demands. The letter relates to the dark tragedy of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) that took place in September. The letter numbered 014 / PRES-US / B / IX / 2020 was signed by the KAMI Presidium, namely Rochmat Wahab and …

The General Election Commission (KPU) officially bans music concerts as a campaign method for the 2020 Regional Elections (Pilkada). The prohibition contained in PKPU Revision No. 13 of 2020 concerning the Second Amendment to PKPU No. 6 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of the Election for the Governor and Deputy Governor, the Regent and the Deputy Regent, and/or the Mayor …

Indonesia reported an extraordinary regular spike in the Covid-19 death toll with 160 deaths, raising the total count to 9,837.  The Central Java province recorded the largest number of deaths with 42, followed by Jakarta with 30, East Java with 25, Banten with 16 and West Java with 11, the initial epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic. On the same day, …

METRO MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, in his first-ever address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, fully and unequivocally affirmed his country’s legal victory against China over the South China Sea. In a recorded speech for the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly that was released early morning, Duterte said that he stands by a …