JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered to cut the test prices of the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) to a range between 450,000 rupiahs (some 31.24 U.S. dollars) and 550,000 rupiahs from the previous maximum of 900,000 rupiahs set by the Health...
Indonesian director Edwin on Saturday won the Golden Leopard for the best picture at the Locarno Film Festival with "Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash", a homage to 1980s Asian all-action movies. The feature paints a humorous portrait of a violent young man who falls for a woman after...
Young Filipino math wizards successfully bagged a total of 28 medals and 16 awards at the Indonesia International Mathematics Competition (IIMC). The 39-member Philippine team won three golds, seven silvers, 18 bronze medals, and 16 merit awards in the 30-nation online competition held last July 27...
To combat the threat of COVID-19, countries around the globe are rolling out vaccination programs to protect the population. But some citizens don’t feel compelled to receive the shots. As a way to encourage people to get vaccinated, some countries have started giving out incentives. An...
The country's borders will remain shut to travelers from Indonesia, India, and eight other countries until mid-August as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus fueled by the Delta variant. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The travel restrictions on the 10 countries has been extended based on a...
Remembering the lack of hospital beds and health personnel during the COVID-19 surge in the country last March, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Sunday, July 25, urged the government to improve hospital capacity amid the threat of the Delta variant in the country. “Ayaw natin mangyari...
A cargo vessel from Indonesia that was accompanied by a towing vessel carrying 11 crew members infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) unloaded some 8,000 metric tons of its steam coal cargo at a port in Albay on Friday, July 23, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The towing vessel and...
DAVAO CITY - The local government of Butuan City said Thursday (July 22) that it has submitted its narrative report regarding the docking of the vessel from Indonesia at the Masao Port to the Department of Interior and Local Government. The Albay-bound vessel M/V Claudia docked at the port in...
The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta is awaiting the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on whether to allow Filipinos to return to the country following the spike of Delta variant cases in Indonesia. Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Lee Hiong...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Butuan is mulling to file complaints against those responsible for the docking of a vessel from Indonesia at the port of Masao where 12 of 20 crew members tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an interview on Wednesday, July...
Malacañang said the Philippine government does not easily impose travel restrictions on its Asian neighbors but stressed that it will not hesitate to implement a ban if the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in a certain country worsens. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team goes high gear with its buildup for the FIBA Asia Cup after confirming its participation in the 2021 King Abdullah Cup in Jordan scheduled from July 25 to August 3 The event organized by the Jordan Basketball Federation has so...
