MANILA – Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said his office is not discounting the possibility of interacting with the heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu or their lawyers for possible collaboration in connection with their claim to Sabah.

"If deemed necessary, we'll consider that possibility after we have studied the matter well enough," Guevarra told reporters. "Right now, no party involved in the arbitration has approached the government for any kind of intervention."

BRUSSELS – Germany is under the threat of drought as summer temperatures and reduced rainfall have seen water levels fall further in the Rhine River, a major transportation route.

The depth of the river at some points has reached critical levels (below 40 cm.), affecting private and industrial traffic on the river.

MANILA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday supported the continued enforcement of the no-contact apprehension policy (NCAP) by some local government units (LGUs) in the region amid calls to suspend and review the policy due to allegations of "excessive fines."

In a statement, MMDA acting chairperson Carlo Dimayuga III said "empirical evidence" from the MMDA's own version of the NCAP showed that the policy continues to be "an effective force multiplier" to its traffic enforcers and has raised public awareness and compliance with existing traffic rules.

BAGUIO CITY – More than 60 percent of all elementary and secondary schools in the Cordillera region are ready for the opening of in-person classes on August 22, the regional education office said Thursday.

Cyrille Gaye Miranda of the Department of Education (DepEd) – Cordillera public affairs office said 1,308 or 62.73 percent of the 2,085 schools providing basic education in the region would be holding face-to-face classes next week.

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