- The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture and the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education are expected to jointly deliberate on the 14 measures making the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program mandatory for Grades 11 and 12.
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit China on the 28th of August to the 2nd of September to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the government's recent concerns about the South China Sea dispute.
- The Trump administration extends limited reprieve on US technology sales to Huawei, even as questions remain over how much of an effect broader sanctions are having on the Chinese tech giant. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the main aim of the recent announcement is to give smaller US internet and wireless companies that rely on Huawei more time to transition away from reliance on its products.
- The recent Canary Islands wildfire is dubbed as an "environmental tragedy". The blaze, the third in 10 days in the mountainous center of the island, has forced the evacuation of several villages with a combined population of 9,000, a spokeswoman for the emergency services said.
- Top prosecutors from a group of US states are reportedly readying a joint investigation into whether major tech firms violated antitrust law. The alliance of state attorneys general could formally announce next month that they are delving into whether leading internet firms and technology platforms have used their clout to thwart competition.
- The Indian unmanned spacecraft that was launched last month is now orbiting the moon as it approaches the lunar south pole to study previously discovered water deposits.
- Russian president Vladimir Putin says that the deadly explosion at a secret naval weapons testing range happened earlier this month posed no threats amid international concern about radiation leaks.
- Neophyte British PM Boris Johnson faces criticism of his Brexit strategy as he adds pressure on the European Union to re-negotiate ahead of key meetings with his French and German counterparts later this week.
- Aston Martin will unveil the DBX SUV this December.
- Former Black Eyed Peas member apl.de.ap will perform at the 2019 SEA Games later this year.
- Serena Williams will begin her 2020 season at the WTA's ASB Classic in Auckland in January.
- Judy Ann Santos is set to play the role of Regal matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde in an upcoming biopic.
- Actor Cesar Montano gets enlisted as Naval Reserve Command reservist.
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