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How’s Tuesday so far, Rappler readers?
On this day 50 years ago, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born. Five decades since, the region has grown more prosperous and relatively peaceful. Amid the grand celebration and the flurry of activity in Manila as top diplomats meet for the ASEAN Ministers’ Meeting, a good question to ask is, what has the regional bloc really achieved for its citizens?
Speaking of the Ministers’ Meeting, two topics are on the spotlight: the maritime disputes in the South China Sea, and North Korea’s continued defiance of the international community.
Meanwhile, President Rodrigo Duterte’s promise of free college education is hitting a big snag: where will the funds come from? His Congress is now scrambling for a solution to this multibillion-peso problem, and said they will look for funding.
These, and more stories, are in today’s wRap.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop voice “their strong opposition to coercive unilateral actions” in the disputed South China Sea.
The House appropriations committee, CHED, and DBM are set to meet and compute just how much it will take to make sure tuition and miscellaneous fees are free for students in government-run educational institutions.
North Korea warns it will “teach the US a severe lesson” if Washington pounces on Pyongyang “with military force.”
House Bill 6027, however, does not define what constitutes “severe and chronic unhappiness,” one of the grounds for seeking to end a marriage.
In the 3 years since the campaign began, 70% of the territory ISIS once held in Iraq has been recaptured, and 50% in Syria.
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