Thailand is moving slowly to reopen its borders with a new initiative that will allow international tourists to remain in the country for 90 days, extendable up to 270 days under a special tourist visa scheme (STV), which is expected to produce 12 billion baht per year. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the cabinet had in principle accepted the …

METRO MANILA – In a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and other Cabinet members, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that the proposal to reduced the distance between commuters in public utility vehicles (PUVs) ‘dangerous’ and should be thoroughly studied. Año said that face shields and face mask can only mitigate the spread of the virus but distance will still be …

Malaysian Minister for Plantation, Industries and Commodities, Khairuddin Aman Razali, is under fire after failing to undergo obligatory quarantine last month after an overseas trip. Opposition lawmaker Teresa Kok of the Democratic Action Party told the Cabinet House  that Mr Khairuddin, a lawmaker from the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), returned from an unofficial visit to Turkey on July 7, but …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday approved a Cabinet recommendation to again place Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan under a more stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until August 18. kung kaya’t kinonsidera ng Pangulo ang kanilang pakiusap na ibalik ang ilang highly urbanized cities sa Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine upang makontrol ang pagkalat ng virus. …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Friday that once again the General Community Quarantine in Metro Manila and several cities will be extended until August 15 as the number of COVID-19 continues to increase. Cebu City, which was under modified enhanced community quarantine will revert back to a more relaxed GCQ starting today (August 1). Other areas that will …

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 – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has recommended the extension of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) amid the increasing confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, President Duterte approved the recommendation of the University …

MAKATI CITY – TV host KC Montero and 100 others were arrested in a bar in Makati City Sunday night for allegedly violating community quarantine guidelines against mass gathering. According to the Makati City Police, they conducted a police raid at the 18th-floor roof deck lounge bar Skye Bar in Barangay Salcedo Village on Sunday afternoon. Atleast 100 individuals were …

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 457 new coronavirus infections — 342 “fresh” validated and 115 reported late which put the total of 27,238 confirmed cases in the country. The death toll rose to 1,108 with after 5 more patients died, while total recoveries rose to 6,820 after 268 more patients recovered from the deadly disease. …

MANILA – As the government tries to recover the ailing economy, The president may have to choose to extend for another two weeks the general community quarantine (GCQ) or further eased the quarantine to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila and several areas. Reviving the economy will provide the government to revenues it needed to fund the projects …