METRO MANILA – Around 5,000 medical frontliners in Cebu will obtain life insurance coverage worth ₱2 million each from San Miguel Corporation. The Ramon Ang-led conglomerate said that it will be retaining the promise of life insurance coverage to the healthcare frontliners of several hospitals in the province. In a statement released today, SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon …

METRO MANILA – In a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and other Cabinet members, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that the proposal to reduced the distance between commuters in public utility vehicles (PUVs) ‘dangerous’ and should be thoroughly studied. Año said that face shields and face mask can only mitigate the spread of the virus but distance will still be …

Kalae Tapae, a Muslim community located by the river in Sungai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, is now the location of the first half-way house in the restive deep South for Muslims who are former convicts. This half-way house is touted as a solution to solve narcotic problems in the southern provinces which are known as routes …

Four changes to the constitution tabled by opposition parties are likely to touch a hurdle after they were stopped by a Palang Pracharath MP. In view of this, Paiboon Nititawan, the Palang Pracharath Party’s deputy leader and list MP, sent a letter to Chuan Leekpai, president of parliament, on Monday. He argued in the letter that the four bills could …

KUALA LUMPUR – Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal still consider the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as a good friend who will never be forgotten dispite conflictiong political view and different government leadership. Mohd Shafie said that during the dark era of UMNO in 2016, he is certain that he is consistent with his goals of …

PETALING JAYA – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has once again reiterated on the country’s stand on fair access to future Covid-19 vaccine. In a statement said during the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Hishammuddin said that unfair competition such as monopoly on the vaccine must be prevented. He also stressed the importance of EAS participating countries …

During September, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia continues to increase significantly. The average daily increase is 3,000 cases. Based on data on Monday, September 14, the number of positive cases has reached 221,523, with 158,405 people declared cured and as many as 8,841 people dead. Unlike the previous months, since early September, the number of daily …

In 2021, the Government through the Ministry of Social Welfare (Kemensos) will provide a home repair assistance program worth IDR 15 million per family head or house unit through the Social Rehabilitation Program for Unfit for Living Houses (RSRTLH). Director-General of Poverty Handling (PFM) Asep Sasa Purnama, said there are around 12 thousand families or housing units that will receive …

South Korea relaxed its difficult social distancing campaign in the heavily populated metropolitan area of Seoul for the next two weeks, with new cases of regular novel coronavirus stubbornly lingering within triple digits. The government lifted a ban on on on-site dining after 9 pm, but restaurants and cafes are now expected to limit the names of the seats and …

On Monday, September 14, the policy of the Governor of DKI Jakarta to implement large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) began. One of the richest people in Indonesia who is also the boss of Djarum, Robert Budi Hartono (RBH) considered that the decision to impose the total PSBB was not correct. He wrote and sent a letter to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo …