Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue's upcoming visit to the Philippines will "go a long way to foster and enhance the long-standing relationship and partnership" between the two nations. Flags of the Philippines (left) and Vietnam. (Unsplash) Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez,...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has urged companies to consider the Philippines as their preferred investment destination because it is a gateway to the 10-member countries of ASEAN. During the Hong Kong ASEAN Summit 2022, the Philippine trade chief took advantage of the Summit to...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation ASEAN regional bloc, according to a statement released by summit host Cambodia. "We the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations... agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste to be...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged his fellow leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to assert their centrality and unite against challenges, including dynamic tensions, being faced by the regional bloc. In his intervention speeches at the...
Philippines and Cambodia have identified complementary sectors for potential mutual cooperation during a CEO roundtable meeting as part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s visit to Cambodia for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits. Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual...
Digital Pilipinas Convenor Amor Maclang cited for work in Fintech in ASEAN Amor Maclang (center) receives her Global Fintech ASEAN Leader award from Jia Hang, General Manager of SEA, Ant Group (left) and Shadab Taiyabi, President of the Singapore FinTech Association (right). Digital Pilipinas...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. encouraged local chief executives (LCEs) to actively support the younger population's role in addressing pressing climate issues ahead of the celebration of the National Day for Youth Climate Action and...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not have the chance to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and take up with him the South China Sea issue at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here. Marcos, who said he would mention...
A resilient, peaceful, and progressive regional community. Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (right) gives House Speaker Martin Romualdez a token of appreciation during a break in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) meeting at the...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—The governments of the Philippines and Vietnam have agreed to bolster ties on defense and maritime security, among other areas of cooperation, as various state leaders warned of a volatile condition in the Indo-Pacific region. Such an agreement came as President Ferdinand...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez joined President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and other Philippine officials and businessmen during a roundtable meeting with Cambodia business leaders on Thursday, Nov. 10 President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez, and other members of the...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Just like his usual pitch during meetings with foreign businessmen, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday encouraged local business leaders here to come to the Philippines to invest as he gave assurance that the government would help them by exploiting the domestic...
