Philippines

South Korean health authorities said a religious sect leader tested negative for coronavirus on Tuesday after being taken to a “drive-through” test site late Monday in the midst of criticism over how his church became the outbreak’s nucleus. Lee Man-hee, who created the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and headed it, apologised on Monday and called the outbreak a “great calamity,” …

The fired security guard’s security agency involved in Monday’s hour-long incident of hostage-taking in Greenhills, San Juan could lose his operating license. Interviewed by Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac on Unang Balita, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson, the Supervisory Office on Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA) told the agency. Paray took dozens of V-Mall workers hostage on Monday to vent …

On Monday, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno approved an ordinance to set up a cemetery for Muslims exclusively in the country’s capital. The 2,400-square-meter cemetery will be located inside the Manila South Cemetery, Moreno said in a Facebook video message. A cultural hall measuring 56 square meters will also be installed inside the Muslim cemetery. Moreno said it was appropriating a …

Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) stated that the closure of its manufacturing plant in the province of Laguna was part of its global operations reduction and was not related to local problems. HCPI spokesperson Atty posted. Louie Soriano, the Philippine manufacturing shutdown was not related to local concerns including proposed changes to the current tax regime. Basically, if you are …

Pete Buttigieg, who as a relative unknown entered the Democratic presidential race and established himself as the party’s future during an unprecedented rise to the top tier of a crowded field, ended his bid for the White House on Sunday. Buttigieg, 38, a former two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a war veteran in Afghanistan and the first openly gay …

The Philippine Catholic Bishops ‘ Conference (CBCP) has urged authorities to suspend the implementation of the Kaliwa Dam project, which it said would threaten indigenous communities and the environment in the Sierra Madre mountain range. Advertisement CBCP President and Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao said the Kaliwa Dam project would impact indigenous groups in Dumagat-Remontados. The project will submerge about …

Buhay party-list Representative Lito Atienza on Monday reported that Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano was moving to declare all vacancies vacant in the House of Representatives and call for a new vote on the speakership to void his term-sharing agreement with Representative Lord Allan Velasco of Marinduque. In Monday’s interview with reporters, Atienza said he had details. The party-list rep insisted …

Filipinos from the coronavirus (COVID-19)-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan landed at Clark International Airport Tuesday night, the DFA said. A total of 538 Filipinos were on board the Princess of Diamonds. Seven of that number were passengers while 531 were members of the crew. The ship was quarantined early in February after positive tests by a passenger for …

San Miguel power subsidiary South Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC) maintained that the Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court (RTC) had jurisdiction over a pending Ilijan power plant case. SPPC replied in a statement to remarks made by Leyte Representative Vicente Veloso challenging the authority of the RTC over the measurement of generation charges under the Ilijan power contract. Veloso previously challenged the …

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte lifted the temporary cease and desist order issued in the Quezon Memorial Circle against the above-ground construction of the MRT-7. Advertisement Belmonte declared the lifting after the new structure proposal proposed by EEI and San Miguel Corporations had been accepted by the officials concerned. The overground construction was reduced from approximately 11,000 square meters to …