Day: August 27, 2025
Timor-Lesteโs Ramos-Horta Eyes New Era of Prosperity with ASEAN Membership
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has expressed optimism that his countryโs long-awaited entry into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will usher in a new era of prosperity and opportunity. In an interview with NHK on Tuesday, Ramos-Horta said the nation, formerly known as East Timor, is set to officially join ASEAN as its eleventh
Timor-Leste Faces Aid Cuts: U.S. Assistance Was Always More About America Than Timor
DILI, East Timor โ East Timor has served as an exemplar of United States foreign assistance in Asia for two decades. Billions of dollars of aid headlines and photo opportunities have framed an image of Washington โassistingโ one of the globe’s newest democracies to get on its own two feet. But scratch below the surface,
Zamboanga Sibugay Village Builds Classroom for โฑ1.4MโFaster, Cheaper, and Transparent
TALUSAN, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY โ Out of a rural barangay of this sleepy Zamboanga Sibugay coastal town, Barangay Baganipay residents just finished celebrating the completion of a new classroom. Unlike most of the classrooms government has pledged in the national budget and are still to arrive, this one is Villa Verde-ready โ with a comfort room
San Miguel Global Power Invests โฑ3.2B to Boost Zamboanga Cityโs Energy Supply with 56-MW Plant
A new spark of hope is on the horizon in a region long plagued by brownouts and flickering lights. Tycoon Ramon Angโs San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP) is pouring in โฑ3.2 billion to double the capacity of its gas turbine power plant in Sangali, Zamboanga Cityโa move expected to ease the crippling power
Torre out as PNP chief days after clash with Napolcom
Police General Nicolas Torre III was removed from his position on Tuesday, August 26, just three months into his tenure as the nation’s top policeman, amid a publicized showdown with the National Police Commission (Napolcom) in a row over a divisive reorganization of major police officers. Torre’s relief was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin
