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...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia— After speaking about the continuous aggressions in the South China Sea, endangering fishermen and Filipino personnel, and the establishment of China 's national nature reserve in several summits in the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit,...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Philippines is set assume the chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 28. President Marcos is set to formally accept the hosting of the 48th ASEAN Summit from Malaysia as he concludes his participation at the 47th ASEAN...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos has encouraged the leaders of Japan, Republic of Korea (ROK), and China to “redouble efforts” in tackling shared regional challenges through deeper cooperation. Transnational crimes, economic cooperation, migrant workers woes, and natural disaster...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos emphasized that the partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations should lead to the improvement of the lives of ordinary people in the region. During the 15th ASEAN-UN Summit on Monday, Oct. 27, Marcos...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia— President Marcos has urged fellow participating countries to strengthen the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in order to unlock more economic opportunities, especially for small businesses. Marcos underscored that the early expansion of RCEP, the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos has cited the urgency to put an end to pressing humanitarian concerns, including the abduction of Japanese citizens. Marcos made the statement during his intervention at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Summit on Sunday, Oct. 26, as...
