President Marcos is back in Manila after attending the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he joined the official turnover ceremony of the ASEAN chairship for 2026 and discussed regional and global challenges, including the West Philippine...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Philippines would live up to its newly-acquired monicker as the "chill dude" of Southeast Asia during its chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year, President Marcos said. Agreeing with the assessment made for the Philippines due to its...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In last week 's article, I shared the Philippines ' success at the Open Gov Challenge Awards held during the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. But, beyond the distinctions, I believe our...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit next year is an enormous responsibility, but offers great opportunities, President Marcos said shortly after taking over the chairship. These great opportunities, Marcos said, would come from many aspects of...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos disclosed that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) "will not take a common position" on sending election observers to Myanmar amid the civil war. Marcos told the media on Tuesday night, Oct. 28, that the bloc is leaving it to each Member...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—"Do you want to get it done quickly or do you want to get it done right?" This was the question raised by President Marcos when he addressed the growing frustration over the pace of the investigation on the massive flood control corruption. He said these are the only...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos said repeatedly lamenting the establishment of a nature reserve in Bajo de Masinloc was not intended as a strong statement. Marcos said he was only stating facts during his interventions in several engagements—one of them was with China— during the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos has strongly stated that the Philippines cannot step back from pursuing the conclusion of the Code of Conduct (COC) for South China Sea, stressing that stopping would mean failure. "Well, earlier I said that at heart I 'm an optimist. And that 's...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos has officially taken over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Marcos assumed the ASEAN chairmanship on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from Malaysia in a ceremony, capping this year 's ASEAN Summit. In his speech, Marcos vowed...
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will not prioritize the plunder and graft case that former senator Sonny Trillanes filed against Senator Christopher "Bong" Go and former president Rodrigo Duterte before the Office of the Ombudsman . ICI Executive Director Brian Hosaka said in...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed the presence of five Chinese vessels within the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The PCG deployed a Coast Guard Islander 4177...
The current allegations of corruption in the government’s infrastructure projects will not impact the opportunities for investment that President Marcos might attract by attending the 32nd Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea this week. Department...
