Indonesia has a total 5,923 cases after its health ministry reported 407 new COVID-19 cases, surpassing the Philippines as the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia.
The Northwest Samar State University Chorale group brought home three awards from the 4th North Sumatra International Choir Competition.
The Cordillera Regional Science High School (CRSHS) Glee Club, composed of 36 members from grades 8 to 12, scored two gold medals in the folklore category and one in the teenagers category. They bested more than 15 entries from around the world.
The exclusive economic zones of the Philippines and Indonesia overlapped across the Mindanao Sea and Celebes Sea, and in the southern section of the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean.
Barter trading in Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi is expected to start next month, according to officials of the Mindanao Development Authority.