The Sandiganbayan has found 12 former public officials from the DPWH Reg. 7 and Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu guilty of corruption in a case involving the alleged fraudulent purchase of P83 million worth of lamp posts for the Philippines' hosting of the 2007 ASEAN Summit.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. has appealed to the European Union in a bid to boost cooperation and promote peaceful resolutions between countries vying for control of the Indo-Pacific region's precious maritime resources, urging them to uphold Unclos regulations as an effective means of avoiding conflict.