JAKARTA: At least 20,044,187 Indonesians have received the first and second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as of Saturday, according to the Covid-19 Handling Task Force.

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged congratulatory messages during their celebration of national holidays, promising enhanced bilateral relations.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei reported one new confirmed Covid-19 case on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 250.

BACOLOD CITY: A flaming stone that reportedly fell from the sky landed at the Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) campus in this city on Friday, Cebu Daily News (CDN) Digital reported.

MANILA: Senior citizens who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ are now allowed to go outside their homes for non-essential trips, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Friday.

JAKARTA: Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi has predicted Indonesia’s digital economy will grow eight-fold from Rp632 trillion in 2020 to Rp4,531 trillion in 2030.

MANILA: Migration is one of strategies employed by Filipinos to cope with the impacts of the climate crisis, a report of the United Nations migration agency found.

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (pic) has expressed his pride in the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project connecting Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi (Jabodebek), which, once completed, will stretch 44 km and offer 18 stops. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi made the remark after accompanying the President for a review of the Jabodebek LRT.

JAKARTA: The World Health Organization (WHO) commended Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s commitment to expediting and optimizing the national vaccination program as part of the endeavors to end the Covid-19 pandemic.

CEBU CITY: Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered an investigation on a gathering that calls for Presidential daughter Sara Duterte (pic) to run in next year’s presidential elections.