- The Duterte administration is planning to spend 35.4 billion pesos to implement the free college tuition program, P20 billion to build classrooms, and P12.6 billion for learning resources next year.
- The Philippines and other Asian countries hold drills on stopping a ship from sabotaging a commercial and shipping activity, while in the waters off Subic Bay near the West Philippine Sea. A whole-day exercise against piracy, smuggling, and terrorism in sea were carried out yesterday by 150 personnel from different Southeast Asian countries — Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore,Sri Lanka,Indonesia, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
- Japan turned over 16 boom trucks to National Electrification Administration as part of its 384 million peso support to the energy sector in Mindanao's conflict-affected areas. Called Improvement of Equipment for Power Distribution in Bangsamoro Area, the project is a partnership between the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Department of Energy through the National Electrification Administration as support to peacebuilding in Mindanao.
- Neophyte Senator Imee Marcos said the Philippines' observation of National Heroes Day may be a misnomer because "officially, Filipinos do not have heroes."
- The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a coalition government, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix Tshisekedi.
- US President Donald Trump suggested dropping nukes on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States, according to reports.
- Hong Kong police arrested 36 people, the youngest aged 12, after violence during anti-government demonstrations escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded with water cannon and tear gas.
- Lotus received double-digit bookings on their new Evija electric hypercar.
- Volkswagen will bring their ID.R electric racing machine to China's Tianmen Mountain next month.
- The Portland Trail Blazers will wear red jerseys with "blazers" in lowercase letters written vertically down for five home games, resebling the team wore during the 1976-77 season, when they won the NBA title.
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