ASEAN 2026 IN THE PHILIPPINES As chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2026, the Philippines will be hosting hundreds of meetings across the archipelago. But aside from the fact that billions — around P17.5 billion in the proposed 2026 budget — will be spent for this revolving role, why should the average Filipino pay attention to the bloc and its numerous meetings? | Rappler

More than 10,000 evacuees are sheltering in schools and evacuation centres in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in the country’s far north. The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific cyclone belt, and the archipelago is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, putting millions of people in disaster-prone areas in a state of constant poverty. 🎥 Cagayan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, @Marie Joyce Martin Cadang / Fac

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