Duterte orders adoption of digital payments for gov’t disbursements, collections
All agencies should use “safe and efficient” digital disbursement in the payment of goods, services, and other disbursements, the order states.
Policy Matters
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol calls for bipartisanship in economy, security
Introducing the 59.4 trillion won ($46.2 billion) supplementary budget plan, Yoon requested lawmakers to pass the bill as early as possible to stabilise peoples’ livelihoods.
Fuel prices shoot up in India
Petrol prices are very close to selling at Rs 100 a litre, raising deep anxieties.
China to set up new department to regulate tutoring
The Ministry of Education has established a new department to regulate extracurricular tutoring schools, reduce the excessive academic burden on students.