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WPS among topics in PBBM state visits to Singapore, Indonesia
September 2, 2022, 8:17 pm
MANILA – The South China Sea and key regional issues will be included in the discussions among President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his counterparts in Indonesia and Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday. Marcos is embarking on his inaugural state visits to the two… Read More
Successful welfare programs prove PRRD 'father of OFWs': OWWA
June 24, 2022, 5:29 pm
MANILA – The number of government programs that were implemented to ensure the well-being of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) proved that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the father of migrant workers, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said on Friday. “There is no doubt… Read More
Indonesia to mainstream Bali Agenda for Resilience at G20, Asean
May 30, 2022, 3:51 pm
BADUNG, Bali – Indonesia is planning to mainstream the Bali Agenda for Resilience at the G20 meeting this year, and Asean Summit in 2023 following the 7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in Bali. The agenda stresses the significance of local context and wisdom… Read More
US-Asean Summit sends strong signal to invest in PH
May 22, 2022, 3:47 pm
MANILA – The success of the recent US-Asean Special Summit sends a strong message of pushing for deeper economic engagement between the US and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states, especially on more jobs and investments for the Philippines. Hosted by US President Joe… Read More
PH victory over SCS pure law: Locsin
May 15, 2022, 2:32 pm
WASHINGTON – “What is ours is ours.” Thus, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. on the Philippines’ claim of the South China Sea that was ruled overwhelmingly in its favor by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on July 12, 2016 – determining that major elements of… Read More
Locsin leaves for US-Asean summit in Washington DC
May 10, 2022, 5:01 pm
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has left Manila to attend the highly-anticipated United States-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Special Summit in Washington D.C. from May 12 to 13. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said this participation reflects the… Read More
Locsin to represent PH at US-Asean summit
May 3, 2022, 5:02 pm
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. will represent Manila in a leaders' summit between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next week, Philippine Ambassador to US Jose Manuel Romualdez confirmed. The envoy said the top diplomat would attend… Read More
Change of admin prompts PRRD to skip US-Asean summit in May
April 27, 2022, 11:04 am
MANILA – The anticipated transition to a new administration has forced outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte to reject the invitation for him to attend the Southeast Asian leaders’ special summit with United States President Joe Biden in Washington in May. In a Talk to the People taped Tuesday… Read More
Conviction of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi ‘internal matter'
December 7, 2021, 2:54 pm
MANILA – The two-year jail sentence of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is an "internal matter" that should not be interfered with, Malacañang said on Tuesday. "Well, this is an internal matter and this is part of their domestic affairs. And so we would rather not comment on the… Read More
Sandigan to resume trial of ex-mayor in Cebu street light scam
October 31, 2021, 1:47 pm
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Sandiganbayan to proceed with the arraignment of the former mayor of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu for graft charges arising from street lighting projects in 2006 for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit. In a 24-page decision… Read More
Biden declares novel initiatives to broaden US-Asean partnership
October 27, 2021, 9:34 pm
JAKARTA – US President Joe Biden expressed intent to offer up to USD102 million in new-fangled initiatives to expand the US-Asean strategic partnership. Biden made the announcement at a virtual meeting with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states and the Asean… Read More
Stand with Myanmar in peacefully resolving coup, PRRD tells Asean
October 27, 2021, 9:31 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte urged fellow Asean leaders to stand with Myanmar after its military took control of the country in a coup earlier this year. In his speech at the 39th Asean Summit Plenary held via video conference on Oct. 26, Duterte expressed concern that Myanmar’s… Read More
Buy more Covid-19 vax, help vulnerable groups, PRRD tells Asean
October 27, 2021, 8:03 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has enjoined his fellow Southeast Asian leaders to hasten the procurement of additional vaccines and attend to the needs of the vulnerable groups amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Duterte made the call during his intervention at… Read More
Biden pledges $100M in US funding at Asean summit
October 27, 2021, 12:12 pm
WASHINGTON – The US will invest $100 million through a program to advance cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. Speaking at a virtual US-Asean summit, Biden called the relationship between the US and Asean "vital" and the… Read More
Duterte raises Covid-19 pandemic, SCS issue in Asean summits
October 26, 2021, 10:11 pm
ANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized Tuesday the importance of defeating the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and settling the South China Sea (SCS) dispute during the 38th and 39th Asean Summits and Related Summits under the chairmanship of Brunei. Duterte made the remarks… Read More
Duterte to attend Asean summits via online: Palace
October 25, 2021, 3:09 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Monday confirmed that President Rodrigo R. Duterte will attend the 38th and 39th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summits and related summits slated from Oct. 26 to 28. In his regular Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte… Read More
DTI making R&D more inclusive
October 5, 2021, 5:43 pm
MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is boosting research and development (R&D) by making it more accessible across the country. In his message during the Asean Summit on Spin-Off Technologies Tuesday, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said the agency is organizing Regional Inclusive… Read More
PH committed to completion of 6 'smart city' projects: DILG
September 1, 2021, 1:47 pm
MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the Philippine government has expressed its commitment to finish its six smart city projects during the 4th Asean Smart Cities Network (ASCN) Annual Meeting held virtually on Monday. In a news release on Wednesday, DILG… Read More
PH bats for multilateral cooperation to address global vax gaps
July 17, 2021, 4:48 pm
MANILA – The Philippines championed a cooperative, transparent, science-based, and coordinated regional and global response for equitable access to vaccines at the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Seminar on Upholding Multilateralism held last July 13 via videoconference. The… Read More
ASEAN summit to discuss Myanmar crisis
April 23, 2021, 2:11 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet in Jakarta on Saturday to discuss the Myanmar crisis. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Indonesian… Read More
