Duterte, Cayetano meet amid speakership battle
A “meeting” with President Rodrigo Duterte two days in a row? Just hours after a vote against his offer to…
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US election 2020: The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden
US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, faced off in the first presidential debate on Tuesday night…
Observer on political crisis in Thailand due to anti-government protests
Thailand has lifted its emergency decree banning large gatherings, to try to calm ongoing anti-government protests. Despite the olive branch,…
Duterte expected to announce new quarantine measures tonight
It’s the last day of the mandated community quarantine in the country. President Duterte is expected to announce new quarantine…
Malaysia politics: Observer on what "state of emergency" could mean
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has met the King to seek permission to declare a state of emergency to combat…
The Source: President Rodrigo Duterte (08.25.20)
President Rodrigo Duterte assured the public that the money spent for the government’s COVID-19 response will be accounted for. In…
COVID-19: Singapore may allow gatherings of up to 8 in Phase 3; to pilot antigen rapid testing
In Phase 3 of Singapore’s COVID-19 reopening, social gatherings of up to eight people may be allowed outside the home,…
Thai protesters defy emergency decree banning large gatherings
On Oct 15, anti-government protesters gathered in Bangkok, defying new emergency measures. Thailand woke up to an emergency decree —…
Duterte meets with Cayetano, Velasco
Representatives Alan Peter Cayetano and Lord Alan Velasco are meeting with President Duterte, hoping to get a final word on…