Law and crime

A Philippine regional trial court sentences former de facto Bamban mayor Alice Guo to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of human trafficking for organizing a scam center in her town. (Bloomberg)

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-20/philippine-court-convicts-ex-mayor-for-human-trafficking-on-role-in-scam-center

Politics and elections

Tongans vote to elect 26 of the 30 members of the Legislative Assembly. Members of the country's nobility elect nine representatives, while the rest of the voting population elect 17 MPs. (RNZ)

• https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/579439/tonga-election-polls-open-for-voters-to-elect-new-legislative-assembly