Public health volunteers battling the Covid-19 pandemic have agreed not to go ahead with a strike even if they get less than half of the government’s promised bonus pay. The frontline volunteers have been credited with hard on-the-ground work to contain the virus outbreak. Earlier the government promised to send them a 19-month bonus of 500-baht on top of the …

MANILA – PBA commissioner Willie Marcial confirmed that Makati Medical Center contacted them late Monday regarding the available dates for swab testing scheduled for PBA players, coaches, staff and in trainers participating on the practice session that be commenced on August 6-7. The available dates given will delay PBA activities for another two weeks. Those who will undergo the swab …

METRO MANILA – Malacañang announced on Tuesday that if the cases continues to increase, a stricter quarantine status may be imposed in the metropolis. According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the cases are currently doubling the rate and has increased two-fold in Metro Manila in under 9 dayus. The guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of …

MANILA – Solicitor General Jose Calida is now the highest paid official among the government officials, according to the Commission on Audit (COA) 2019 Report on Salaries and Allowances (ROSA). The solicitor general earns a total of P16.9 million that is mostly coming from additional compensation and honorarium. Former United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) president Higinio Macadaeg Jr still took …

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) has reached its target enrollment rate of 22.2 million students for the coming school year, a 20% decrease from the student population last year. According to DepEd, as of yesterday, there are 22,233,806 students have registered in public and private schools, compared to the 27 million enrollees last year. National Enrollment for SY …

KUALA LUMPUR – The movement control order (MCO) or the conditional movement control order (CMCO) can be reinstated if the Covid-19 cases continue to spike over the next two weeks. According to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, if Covid-19 local transmission positive cases escalate, the government has no choice but to implement to stricter MCO to curb the …

PETALING JAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin confirmed today that the government has allowed  three-month loan moratorium extension and assistance for those affected by Covid-19 and the movement control order. The Prime Minister said that the target moratorium will be for a three month extension and will be offered to thos who lost their jobs this year or …

Bali Tourism will be re-opened to domestic tourists on July 31. Previously, on July 9, the Balinese government opened stages of a gradual and limited recovery of community economic activity. The toughest challenge for entrepreneurs in the tourism sector, including hotels to rise from the Covid-19 pandemic, is to build the confidence of tourists to come and maintain trust. Therefore, …

The National Police-Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) revealed a smuggling of 200 kilograms of methamphetamine from Myanmar which was hidden in a sack filled with corn kernels. Deputy Chief of Police Criminal Investigation Inspector General Wahyu Hadiningrat said the smuggling of methamphetamine involves an international network and is stored in a number of warehouses in Jakarta and Bangka Belitung. “We declare …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s brother in law, Wahyu Purwanto, has withdrawn from the nomination of the Regent of Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta. The Wahyu statement was said in Kapanwon Playen on Sunday, July 26. According to Wahyu, he indeed often met with Jokowi as a family. However, Jokowi had met with him and was specifically asked to withdraw from the …