President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November in Thailand.

Marcos Jr.  has 4 months to brush up on APEC 

A senior Ukranian official demanded that the UN Security Council adopt measures to demilitarize the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl station and dispatch a special mission to eliminate the risks of any repeat of the 1986 Chernobyl accident resulting from the actions of Russian occupying forces.

Ukraine asks UN Security Council to demilitarize zone near Chernobyl

With no success in capturing a town or city in Ukraine, Russian forces have pulled off Kyiv to its eastern towns but Ukrainian president Zelenskyy said Russia has mined almost everything in Mariupol, where dead bodies lined up a road.

Ukraine retakes Kyiv region as Russia looks east

Though newly- proclaimed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to protect the Philippines rights over its territorial waters (as affirmed by the Hague arbitral), he said this can be done by talking with a firm voice to China. This, even after three documented cases of dangerously close “shadowing” by China Coast Guard over Philippine research vessels and fishermen.

Ambiguity persists in dealing with China’s aggression

Russia may have successfully seized most of the Ukranian coast along the Sea of Azov except for Mariupol, which has refused to surrender, but Ukranian forces also destroyed a large Russian landing support ship, the Orsk, which can carry 45 APCs and 400 people.

Ukraine claims destroying a large Russian landing ship

The China Coast Guard has been maneuvering at dangerously close distance with two research vessels hired to explore the fault lines of the West Philippine Sea. This has caused concern for the scientists on board. China is acting like the real owners of the WPS.

Chinese Coast Guard becomes more aggressive

Former Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella (who also ran but lost in May 2022 for the presidency), transgender-blogger Sass Rogando Sasot, Ana Mabilog-Uy columnist of Manila Times and Herman Tiu Laurel 

DISCUSSING UKRAINE

Geopolitical analyst, Prof. Anna Malindog-Uy of Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute,  Ado Paglinawan, vice president for internal affairs and president Herman Laurel discuss about the Philippine position on Taiwan, 

PANDESAL FORUM

Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Sunday pledged to raise $600 billion in private and public funds over five years to finance needed infrastructure in developing countries and counter China’s older, multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project.

G7 to raise $600 billion to counter China’s Belt and Road

Many Palestinians empathize with Ukraine seeing the parallels between Russia’s conquest of Ukraine with Israeli rule, including its President Mahmud Abbas.

Palestinian Prexy slams US' 'double standards'

Ukraine asks UN Security Council to demilitarize zone near Chernobyl photo Pledge Times

Palestinian Prexy slams US' 'double standards' photo The Arab Weekly

Ambiguity persists in dealing with China’s aggression photo BFMTV

Marcos Jr.  has 4 months to brush up on APEC photo CNN Philippines

Ukraine claims destroying a large Russian landing ship photo Reuters

Ukraine retakes Kyiv region as Russia looks east photo Al Jazeera

Chinese Coast Guard becomes more aggressive USNI News

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