By HUI FAN Amid growing trade tensions and rise in protectionist policies on the international landscape, the inaugural Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) China Summit, hosted under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship for 2025, has drawn significant...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is closely monitoring the country 's preparations for hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits next year, as she inspected the ongoing renovations of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City this week. In an...
Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for keeping him in his position as the head of the Department of National Defense (DND). Teodoro, in a statement, said that his mission at the DND “continues” after Marcos rejected the...
President Marcos said Chinese Premier Li Qiang shared the same concern over the economic risks posed by the United States’ unilateral tariff regimes, saying they do not want it to carry on. Marcos shared in an interview with reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that he was able to have a brief...
President Marcos has met with the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia to reaffirm the Philippines ' intention to further enhance its trade cooperation with both countries. Marcos met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines...
President Marcos has stressed the need for greater synergy, innovation, and political will within the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) as the subregional grouping enters the next phase of its shared development agenda. “The path ahead calls for...
President Marcos encouraged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to contribute to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, emphasizing that climate change remains the "most defining challenges of our time." During his intervention at the 2nd ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...
President Marcos has raised the possibility of establishing direct flights between Manila and Vientiane, Laos ' capital and largest city. Marcos made the pitch during his bilateral meeting with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on the sidelines of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian...
Stressing that digital advancements also have dark sides, President Marcos has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to equip the youth with digital resilience. During his intervention at the ASEAN Leaders ' Interface with representatives of ASEAN Youth, Marcos said that...
President Marcos has backed the establishment of an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence, saying responsible and inclusive technology must be at the heart of the region’s digital future. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos...
President Marcos has urged partners of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to increase climate finance to enable the region to achieve its goals to combat the effects of climate change. In his intervention during the 46th ASEAN Summit plenary in Malaysia on Monday, May 26, Marcos...
President Marcos will call for a unified regional response to the new tariff schedule recently imposed by the United States, as he left for Malaysia on Sunday, May 25, for the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
