Education & Safety: In Cebu’s Mandaue and Consolacion, DepEd and police moved fast after online threats mentioning schools—extra officers were deployed, classes continued in Mandaue after checks, while Consolacion temporarily shifted eight schools to modular learning as investigators traced the posts. Regional Security & Education Links: PNG and Timor-Leste leaders met in Vanuatu to discuss Timor-Leste sending 200 defence personnel for PNG’s 2027 election security force, plus a joint scholarship push for Timorese students. Women’s Service: Timor-Leste’s army is building an all-women unit, adding a new chapter to gender and security in the country. Lusophone Tourism & Youth Enterprise: CPLP tourism ministers met in Dili and backed a tourism business forum aimed at boosting youth entrepreneurship, women-led MSMEs, and connectivity across member states. Language & Access to Justice: A push in the Philippines would translate penal laws into local languages within set deadlines, explicitly citing Timor-Leste as a regional reference point. Sports Diplomacy: The Philippines is inviting Timor-Leste to the 2027 Tour of Luzon and the first Mindanao Youth Games, using sport to deepen ASEAN ties. Culture & Identity: Australia’s Garma Festival highlighted “bukmak” (everyone) through Yolngu-led cultural exchange, with Timor-Leste leaders among international guests.