President Rodrigo Duterte formally asks Congress to extend martial law for another year.<br /><br />The House of Representatives approves on 3rd and final reading a bill granting a 25-year franchise to Solar Para sa Bayan or SPSB Corporation.<br /><br />President Rodrigo Duterte decides to skip the historic turnover of the Balangiga Bells from the United States to the Philippine government.<br /><br />Japan's Crown Princess Masako pledges to do her best despite feeling 'insecure' about becoming empress in mere months.<br /><br />Margielyn Didal is in TIME's 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018.<br />
