Former Speaker Of The House Jose De Venecia Jr

A transition of power in Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the longest-serving leader in Asia, is stepping down from his position to give way to his eldest son, Hun Manet, who won his seat in parliament in last Sunday’s general election.

Deepening political linkages between Asia and Europe

As our modest contribution in strengthening partnership and linkages between Asia and Europe, we in the 350-member International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) together with the European People’s Party (EPP), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), and Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) launched in Seoul in July 2017 the Asian Europe Political Forum (AEPF).

Augmenting the ongoing efforts for peace and reconciliation

The lingering conflicts and potential flashpoints in Asia, with possible wide-ranging catastrophic consequences, obstruct our region’s progress and peaceful development.
While there exists a number of mechanisms to promote peace and resolve conflicts, we believe there is a need to contribute and augment those ongoing efforts.

Strengthening Asian-Latin American ties through political parties

In October 2010, we travelled to San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, following our trip to Buenos Aires two years earlier, where we explored ways and means of cooperation between our Asia-wide organization, ICAPP, the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, and COPPPAL, the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Judge Jose R. de Venecia Sr.

As the whole world celebrates Father’s Day next Sunday, June 18, we wish to pay tribute to our beloved father, the late Jose Ravago de Venecia Sr.
After World War II, our father served as Judge at Large for the entire Bicol region, appointed by the late President Manuel Roxas, first president of the Philippine Republic, and eventually promoted to judge of the Court of First Instance in Nueva Vizcaya until he retired in the 1960s.