Philippines

- Mayon Volcano in Albay, Philippines erupted, prompting authorities to raise alert levels to Level 3. - Philippine peso hit an all-time low against the US dollar at P64.17 per dollar despite interest rate hikes. - Former rebel leader Abdulraof Macacua elected as chief minister of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. - Philippines holds oil storage talks with Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United States to hedge against fuel price spikes. - Philippine government approved over 3,000 new teaching positions in Sulu amid shift to Department of Education control.

Recent headlines

• Mayon Volcano raised to Alert Level 3 after eruption — rappler_ph
• Philippines raises alert as Mayon Volcano erupts — al_jazeera
• Asia should read the fine print on Musk’s Starlink contracts — asia_times
• ‘Don’t panic’ about the Philippines? The peso says otherwise — asia_times
• Brazil's Lula to attend UN COP31 climate summit in Turkey — al_monitor