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Family photo with Joe Biden, ASEAN leaders

Michael Reynolds, EPA-EFE/pool
Posted at May 13 01:16 PM

US President Joe Biden (center) poses with leaders of the US-ASEAN Special Summit during a family photo on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Read more »

Duterte declines upcoming ASEAN meeting with Biden

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 11:29 AM

Duterte said it would 'look bad' for him to attend the US-ASEAN meeting just as the country elects its leaders this May 9. He Read more »

China keen to make code of conduct gains in S. China Sea

Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 16 12:46 PM

China has pushed for a breakthrough in a South China Sea code of conduct and offered a continued supply of COVID-19 vaccines for Asean countries. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 11:39 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Duterte attends virtual ASEAN summit

King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo
Posted at Oct 26 03:44 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte joins other leaders from ASEAN member countries in the virtual 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits hosted by Brunei Darussalam, at the Malacañang Palace on Tuesday. Read more »

Myanmar in spotlight at summit, with junta chief barred

Hakim S. Hayat, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 26 09:46 AM

Coup-hit Myanmar's bloody crisis will take centre stage at a Southeast Asian summit Tuesday that the country's junta chief has been barred from attending, as international pressure mounts on the military regime. Read more »

Biden to join ASEAN virtual summit

David Brunnstrom and Ain Bandial, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 02:10 AM

The US has not joined the meetings at the presidential level since Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, attended an ASEAN-US meeting in Manila in 2017. Read more »

Duterte to attend virtual ASEAN leaders' summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 09:27 PM

The Office of the President said Duterte will discuss COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, among other concerns. 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 »

Duterte calls for ‘economic integration’ to boost Asia-Pacific’s pandemic recovery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 12:24 AM

Duterte on Saturday called for a deeper economic integration to accelerate the socio-economic recovery in the Asia Pacific region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Huge China-backed trade pact to be signed at Southeast Asian summit

Alice Philipson and Martin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 05:20 PM

Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations are set to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started Thursday, with the pact seen as a coup for China in extending its influence across the region.   Read more »

Southeast Asian leaders begin summit amid 'major power rivalries'

James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 12:54 PM

"This year, they are particularly under greater threat as a result of compounding risks arising from the unpredictable conduct of states, major power rivalries and frictions," Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said. Read more »

Duterte calls on S. China Sea claimants to 'refrain from escalating tensions' amid pandemic

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 03:59 PM

 President Rodrigo Duterte called on Friday for an "open and rules-based international order" in the highly disputed South China Sea as he met with Southeast Asian leaders in an online summit. Read more »

Duterte calls for 'cohesive' ASEAN response to COVID-19 crisis in online summit

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 06:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte called on Friday for a "cohesive" regional response to the coronavirus pandemic as Southeast Asian leaders convened virtually to discuss the regional bloc's recovery. Read more »

Duterte joins ASEAN Summit as conference goes online

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 10:44 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joined other world leaders in the 36th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit as the conference went online in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Read more »

Duterte to attend virtual ASEAN Summit on June 26

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 04:22 PM

- President Rodrigo Duterte will participate in the virtual 36th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on Friday, Malacañang said Monday.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 14, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 12:20 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Duterte: All countries need fair access to potential coronavirus treatments, vaccines

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 06:40 PM

While there is no vaccine yet for COVID-19, Duterte said countries should already start discussing access to potential cure for the disease.   Read more »

Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 goes online

RTVM
Posted at Apr 14 04:11 PM

President Duterte joins other leaders of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 via video conference from the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on Tuesday. Read more »

ASEAN leaders meet online to tackle coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 03:44 PM

Hanoi is chairing an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting on COVID-19, with the country touting its success so far in containing the virus with extensive quarantines and social distancing. Read more »