As of Saturday afternoon, according to the Department of Health (DOH), the Philippines reported a total of 487 persons under investigation (PUIs) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to DOH assistant secretary Rosette Vergeire, more than half or 330 of the PUIs have already been discharged from various health facilities. There are currently 154 admitted PUIs which are closely …

On Saturday President Rodrigo Duterte led the opening of the newly built Sangley Airport. Advertising The Sangley Airport Development Project (SADP) was one of the key infrastructure projects of the “Construct, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration, and was designed to help decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The Sangley Airport was originally targeted for completion in March 2020, …

Determination of the location of the celebration of the electric car race (Formula E) 2020 is still a hot conversation at the work desk of the higher-ups in DKI Jakarta. The issue re-emerged originating from a letter sent by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan to the  Minister of State Secretariat , Pratikno who also served as Chair of …

The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) under the leadership of Bambang Soesatyo, immediately completed the discussion related to the amendment to the 1945 Constitution which had become a national issue and returned the MPR as the highest state institution. This was conveyed by Deputy Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly Syarief Hasan paid a visit to the Bali governor, Wayan Koster …

Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto together with Coordinating Minister for PMK Muhadjir Effendy and BNPB Head Doni Monardo flew to Natuna to pick up Indonesian citizens from Wuhan, China who were observed for 14 days. A total of 238 Indonesians will return to their respective regions after undergoing a period of observation to ensure they do not show symptoms …

As many 12 victims who had flown on board an Mi-17 Army helicopter that disappeared in June last year have been found by the Indonesian Military. That military forces found it shortly after taking off from an airport in the district of Oksibil in Pegunungan Bintang regency in Papua. On Friday noon, a recovery team from the Banteng Raider Infantry …

A tourist from China was identified if he allegedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Then The Bali Health Agency has managed to identify a hotel where that Chinese tourist had stayed during his vacation in Bali. “We have checked the data from the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, and found out that we have a record of the tourist who …

For all security considerations, as many as 689 ex-ISIS citizens were decided by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo not to be repatriated to Indonesia. The government is worried that terrorism will spread if they return to their homeland. Jokowi stated emphatically that hundreds of people from Indonesia who were former ISIS were no longer considered citizens. Jokowi even prefers to use …

Four inmates were designated as intellectual actors in the riot accompanied by the destruction and arson at Class II B Kabanjahe prison, Karo District, North Sumatra. They are subject to Article 170 of the Criminal Code regarding violence against goods and people. North Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Martuani Sormin said, related to the incident at the prison in Kabanjahe, …

The Democratic Party hopes that the National Mandate Party (PAN) can support the formation of the Jiwasraya Special Committee. Although the statement of PAN’s elected Chairman Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) is related to PAN’s political stance which tends to be gray. Secretary of the Democratic Faction Treasurer Irwan said, even if PAN later decided to enter the government ranks, the Democrat …