METRO MANILA – Department of Interior and Local Goverment Secretary Eduardo Año has expressed backing the proposal of Metro Manila mayors on suspending the registration of voters to further curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. Año said that postponing the registration of voters can give the government time to focus on the response and management of Covid-19 which includes …

Manila – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, May 25, rejected calls to open the upcoming school year in August, contrary to Deped’s announcement that it could resume classes in areas with eased quarantine protocols. “I will not allow the opening of classes where students are close to one another. Never mind if they can’t finish, [if] for this generation, there …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been affected to several industries that have to postpone their projects. The construction of Phase 2A of the MRT railroad project starting from Thamrin to Monas has been eventually postponed. MRT JAKARTA CONSTRUCTION The MRT Jakarta Managing Director, William Sabandar, said the project is delayed for three months, which Jakarta has also been enforcing Large-Scale Social …

Olympic organisers have relentlessly pushed a consistent message: The Summer Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled or postponed. As recently as Thursday, Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said “cancellation or delay of the Games would be unacceptable for the athletes.” But behind the scenes, sponsors who have pumped billions of dollars into the Games have grown increasingly nervous about how …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shelved a plan to hand out more money to low income earners in a bid to prop up a sagging economy now reeling under the added impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Gen Prayut said on Monday the proposed 2,000 baht handout will not go into the cabinet on Tuesday, but other measures were on course …