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Vietnam’s omission from Wang Yi’s Southeast Asia tour tells a story, observers say

Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 10:13 AM

China's foreign minister has visited nine of the 10 ASEAN countries in recent months, but tensions with Beijing made Hanoi a no-go zone, according to the experts. As the only Southeast Asian nation to take on Beijing over the South China Sea and management of the Mekong River, Vietnam has become a focal point in the tensions between the US and China. Read more »

PBA: Brickman, two other Fil-Ams might not be eligible for Rookie Draft

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 01:47 PM

Three potential first round picks may be ineligible for the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft as they have yet to submit the required documents for Fil-foreign prospects.   Read more »

Dissecting Data: Looking back at the Philippine economy in 2020

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 06:35 PM

2020 was a record year, a year like no other, for all the wrong reasons.  Read more »

PBA: Fil-Am guard Jason Brickman leads early draft entrants

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 03:36 PM

Jason Brickman, Jeremiah Gray, and Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser are among the notable players who have already submitted their applications for the PBA Rookie Draft. Read more »

Probe sought over alleged vigilante killings in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 02:58 AM

A senator called for a probe into local alleged vigilante killings. One former lawmaker linked the spate of murders to President Duterte's insistence on tagging his critics as communists.  Read more »

PH’s neighboring countries set to receive COVID vaccines from Pfizer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 02:53 AM

This was happening, as Philippine officials traded barbs over Manila's supposed botched vaccine supply deal with Pfizer. Read more »

Is China really ready to back a nuclear arms-free Southeast Asia?

Laura Zhou in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 17 01:40 PM

A senior Chinese official says Beijing is prepared to back ASEAN’s 25-year-old treaty on the weapons. But this is not the first time this has happened and could be part of a bigger power play, observers say. Read more »

ASEAN Parliamentarians urge Duterte admin to 'end red tagging' opposition lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 05:05 PM

MANILA - Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia on Thursday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to end the dangerous campaign of red tagging opposition lawmakers allegedly as an attempt to silence his critics, which Malacañang rejected. Read more »

Ninoy Aquino and the Jabidah massacre

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 12 03:08 AM

Recalling this shocking carnage that happened 52 years ago, perpetrated and covered up by gov't, requires a bit of a history refresher; and a remembrance, more especially because the cover-up and denial continue to be a cocky and vainglorious endeavor pursued by the Marcos family's well-funded revisionist cadre of trolls.  Read more »

ASEAN defense chiefs — with US, China — agree to promote peace in region

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 11 01:38 AM

The ministers emphasized that "the disputes in the South China Sea can only be effectively resolved in the spirit of friendship, goodwill in cooperation, and in accordance with the international law." Read more »

ASEAN, China can protect peace in South China Sea, says Beijing

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 10 01:17 AM

Beijing has sought an early conclusion of talks on a so-called code of conduct with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to avert clashes in the waters. Read more »

Age of sexual consent in PH compared to rest of Southeast Asia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 10:56 PM

In the Philippines, it is legal for an adult to have sex with a 12-year-old if he claims that the child agreed to it. A bill raising the age of sexual consent in the country from 12 to 16 is pending in Congress. Read more »

Football: ASEAN championship rescheduled again due to COVID-19 pandemic

Michael Church, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 02:50 AM

HONG KONG - Southeast Asian soccer officials have rescheduled the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship for a second time, pushing the competition back to the end of 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

PH registers highest inflation rate among ASEAN countries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 01:22 AM

The Philippines logs the highest inflation rate among major ASEAN economies after its consumer price index rose to a 21-month high in November. Despite the spike, an analyst says the inflation figure has been largely steady but the local economy is in a rough position. Read more »

Football: Azkals eye calling up development team for Suzuki Cup 2021

Manolo Pedralvez
Updated as of Dec 04 10:34 PM

The Suzuki Cup was earlier set for November 23 to December 31, 2020, but was postponed by the AFF to April 11 to May 8, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

European Union, ASEAN to form strategic partnership: Germany

Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 01:33 AM

BERLIN - The European Union and the ASEAN group of southeast Asian countries have agreed to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership, current EU president Germany said on Tuesday. Read more »

Football: ASEAN club competition launch pushed back to 2022

Michael Church, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 02:22 AM

After initially shifting the ASEAN Club Championship to 2021, the AFF is now delaying the competition further as a result of the postponement of other events. Read more »

Unified ASEAN can avert South China Sea conflict, says Lorenzana

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 02:22 AM

The ASEAN was caught up in the battle for regional influence but it could do more to ensure stability and should take a common approach, the defense secretary said. Read more »

Climate Change body urged to map out 'clear, concrete' policies for disaster risk reduction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 11:41 AM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III urged the Climate Change Commission (CCC) to "aggressively advocate" and put in place "concrete policy proposals" for the protection of the environment and mitigate disaster risks. Read more »

Palace: Duterte skipped ASEAN Summit closing, fellow leaders 'understood'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 04:02 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte missed the last day of a summit with fellow Southeast Asian leaders who "understood" that he had to fly to typhoon-battered areas, his spokesman said Monday.    Read more »