President Marcos has hailed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) as a lasting foundation for peace and dialogue, saying the agreement has grown from a regional commitment into a global community united by mutual respect and cooperation over the past five decades. Speaking...
Sweden, Poland, Romania, and Lithuania formally acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) on Friday, expanding the landmark Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pact to 62 High Contracting Parties and reaffirming support for a rules-based regional order...
The Philippines and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are strengthening cooperation on public finance reforms to help communities better prepare for disasters and climate change during a four-day mission in Manila. The mission, jointly organized by the Office of the...
Forty-two Philippine companies earned spots on the third annual Fortune Southeast Asia 500 ranking, driven by strong performances from the country’s largest family-led conglomerates and financial institutions. Top Frontier Investment Holdings Inc., the controlling shareholder of San Miguel Corp.,...
GCash, a Philippines ' finance super app and with a large cashless ecosystem, delivered a pointed message at the 2026 National Innovation Day: artificial intelligence must be built on accountability, or it risks making financial exclusion worse, not better. Speaking before policymakers, tech...
International Finance Corp. (IFC) has approved its planned investments in two private equity (PE) funds that are eyeing investments in the Philippines and the broader Southeast Asian region. In disclosures last May 7 and April 24, respectively, the World Bank Group’s (WBG) private-sector lending...
BALI, INDONESIA—Southeast Asia is taking bold steps to professionalize its sporting landscape, with regional leaders affirming the Bali Declaration on Youth and Sports and unveiling plans to elevate the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to global standards. The initiative includes the creation of...
The ASEAN Foundation launched Scam Ready ASEAN, a regional initiative aimed at strengthening prevention against online scams across Southeast Asia. The programme was unveiled at the Google 2026 Online Safety Dialogue in Kuala Lumpur earlier today, a forum bringing together policymakers, industry...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, April 18, confirmed the release of 78 Filipinos who had been detained in Myanmar for immigration-related offenses after being trafficked to work in scam centers. In a statement, the DFA said the Filipinos had been serving sentences for illegal...
It comes as a bit of a surprise that Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba—China’s largest private company—names Southeast Asia, rather than China, as the world’s next global economic juggernaut. Ma recently returned to Alibaba following years of Chinese government crackdowns on major tech firms that...
Aboitiz Economic Estates continues to set the benchmark for industrial development in Southeast Asia, earning the title of Best Industrial Developer at the 2025 Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards. This distinction is further reinforced by TARI Estate’s recognition as Southeast Asia’s Best...
The Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2025 brought together leading developers, agency heads, investors, and industry influencers from across Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and beyond—celebrating both established market leaders and rising stars shaping the future of real estate in Southeast...
