PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement would be a key contributor to the recovery strategy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to an ASEAN foreign ministers' joint communique released here on Friday. Attendees...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint Thursday as China readied massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts". Diplomats take part in the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial meeting during the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers'...
SURAKARTA – After a rush of eight golds overnight, Filipino para-athletes struggled Wednesday, Aug. 3, mustering a lone gold courtesy of thrower Cendy Asusano in the women’s shot put F54 in the morning action of the 11th ASEAN Para Games at the Manahan Stadium here. GOLDEN THROW -- Cendy...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The 55th ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings kicked off here on Wednesday, with a focus on post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery and key regional and global challenges. Cambodia is the chair of ASEAN for 2022, which...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help calm rising tensions over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing. Pelosi's dramatic late-night arrival in Taipei, defying threats of...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo has tested positive for Covid-19, and thus will not be able to attend his first ever ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) as the department's chief in Cambodia this week. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Malaysia is set to lead a push for tougher action on Myanmar when a regional bloc of foreign ministers meet this week, as anger mounts at the junta for stonewalling crisis resolution efforts. The 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- which has...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not exclude Russia in its upcoming Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) as the regional bloc intends to provide a platform for discussion among conflicting and warring parties. This was according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ASEAN...
The Philippines, its fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and China have begun to tackle several details regarding the future Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, July 28. DFA-ASEAN Affairs Asec. Daniel...
The Philippines has joined the Association of Southeast Nation's (ASEAN) position in condemning the execution of four opposition activists in Myanmar. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, July 26, that the country supports its fellow ASEAN countries in denouncing the act and "is...
Despite the multi-trillion peso borrowings amid the prolonged-pandemic, the Philippine government’s risk of falling into a debt crisis remains low, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said. According to the regional think tank, the likelihood of the government falling into debt...
Senator Joel Villanueva today, July 20 said he agrees with the national government’s recommendation to broaden access and eligibility for vaccine and booster shots. Comparing the vaccination rates in other Southeast Asian countries, Villanueva said that the Department of Health (DOH) still...
