According to the Philippine Trade Union Congress (TUCP), employees are resentful about the lack of guidance on business lockdowns and compensated quarantine periods in the spread of coronavirus disease COVID-19. Wide-spread confusion is emerging among the regular paying workers across industries over the lack of company guidance and inadequate policies in the event that government introduces mandatory workplace lockdowns and …

President Rodrigo Duterte placed a 30-day lockdown on Metro Manila on Thursday, barring travel to and from the national capital until April 14, extending the suspension of classes in the metropolis until April 12, and banning’ expected or accidental’ mass gatherings after 52 cases and five deaths from the pneumonia-like disease COVID-19 were confirmed by the Department of Health. The …

Health maintenance organization MediCard Philippines, Inc. said Friday that its programs protect members who will be affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Advertisement “It is to remind our members that MediCard is ready and will protect its members seeking COVID-19 consultation and treatment in any of our approved clinics and hospitals; It said it would later issue guidance on reporting …

PUTRAJAYA – Friday prayers in the Federal Territories continue today. “After receiving His Royal Highness His Majesty the late His Highness Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni the late Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Friday prayers in the Federal Territories for today continues, “the statement read. Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said that the obligatory Friday prayers …

IPOH: Perak Indigenous Party (UN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu has been appointed as the 13th Perak Menteri Besar under the new government of the National Alliance (PN). Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja Kol (R) Datuk Abd Rahim Mohamad Nor said that Faizal received the largest number of support from the state assemblymen. “In accordance …

KUALA LUMPUR –  Umno’s Pasir Salak MP Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said some of UMNO’s member (including himself) are uncomfortable over Muhyiddin’s appointment of Azmin as his right hand and senior minister. “That is not so good. We’re not comfortable looking at it.” He added. Tajuddin said Azmin’s appointment is a way for Bersatu to strengthen itself to the …

PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia has recorded nine new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 158 cases according to Health Ministry (MoH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said one of the new cases were related to the religious gathering in Sri Petaling, while the other were related to the first cluster, cases 26 and 33. Dr Noor Hisham said …

The Indonesian Minister of Health (Menkes), Terawan Agus Putranto delivered happy news about his proven theory, that the coronavirus is a disease that will heal by itself. “And I feel very happy. That the theory is true that this is indeed a self limiting disease that will heal itself. Disease that will heal itself,” he said, Thursday (03/12/2020). Terawan’s statement …

To prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Indonesia, the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) is carrying out a clean-up action, especially in the mosque environment. Chairman of the Central Executive Board of DMI, M Jusuf Kalla explained, the spread of the virus most often occurs in crowded places, such as schools, malls, mosques, and mosques because it is always crowded …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo invited the leadership of the government coalition party to discuss omnibus law on job creation bill in the palace. The President knows that the draft has received public rejection. For this reason, the parliament is asked to consider input from the public in the discussion. This was conveyed, Secretary General of the United Development Party (PPP) …