SC ORDERS COMFORT FOR TRAVELLING WORKERS "What is the estimated time required to shift migrants?" "What arrangements are being made and what's being done to ensure that they are given information?"
DUTERTE: METRO MANILA UNDER GCQ ON JUNE 1 MANILA — Metro Manila and several other areas in Luzon will transition to a general community quarantine (GCQ) starting June 1, with the option for local areas with a high risk of coronavirus contagion to again tighten quarantine restrictions
XI EMPHASIZES 'PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST' IN GOVERNANCE "People" has become a key word in Xi's everyday work since he became general secretary of the CPC Central Committee in 2012. He said on various occasions that "the people's desire for a better life is the goal we strive to realize".
TRUMP TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON THURSDAY: WHITE HOUSE US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices.
HOUSE PANEL OKS COVID ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL MANILA — A special panel of the House of Representatives has approved a proposed measure prohibiting and penalizing discrimination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, health workers and repatriated overseas Filipino wor
A HINT OF DE-ESCALATION: BEIJING SAYS MUSTN'T LET DIFFERENCES SHADOW TIES China sought to dial down tensions yesterday on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and continued quiet diplomacy. The Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing as well as Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidung underlined t
XI URGES MILITARY COMBAT READINESS President Xi Jinping urged the Chinese military on Tuesday to strive to overcome difficulties created by COVID-19 in order to realize this year's goals and missions given by the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people.
CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING MEETS PLA, URGES BATTLE PREPAREDNESS Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 26 called on the military "to think about worst-case scenarios" and "scale up battle preparedness". He made the remarks during his annual meeting with the People's Liberation Army's (PLA
AUGUST 24 SCHOOL OPENING A GO, ENROLLMENT STARTS JUNE 1: PALACE MANILA — The school year opening will push through on Aug. 24, 2020, Malacañang said Wednesday, following President Rodrigo Duterte's rejection of face-to-face classes without a vaccine against the novel coronaviru
SC TAKES COGNIZANCE OF MIGRANTS' MISERIES; ISSUES NOTICES TO CENTRE AND STATE GOVTS Taking suo motu cognisance of the plight of lakhs of stranded migrant workers across the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday pointed out the "inadequacies and lapses" in the handling of the crisis and i
