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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 »

ASEAN leaders to hold special summit on COVID-19 via video conference

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 04:12 AM

MANILA - Officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states will hold a special summit on the coronavirus disease 2019 via video conference on Tuesday. Read more »

US trip ban on PH Cabinet members can have "adverse consequences": Lacson

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 01:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's order banning Cabinet members from traveling to the United States can have "adverse consequences" on the Philippine economy and security, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security chair Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte rejects US invite for leaders’ summit

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 05:33 PM

The President, in a Jan. 21 exclusive interview with Russia Today, also recalled his dismay over former United States President Barack Obama’s criticism of the Philippine government’s war on drugs. Read more »

Duterte invited to attend US-ASEAN summit in Las Vegas

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 11:23 PM

United States President Donald Trump has invited President Rodrigo Duterte to attend a summit between the US and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Read more »

South China Sea code eyed by 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 10:40 AM

A Chinese warship tried to drive away a Filipino-crewed commercial vessel that sailed near Scarborough Shoal in late September. But the Filipino captain of the Liberia-flagged oil tanker stood his ground, insisting on the vessel's right to passage. Read more »

ASEAN members not pawns in geopolitical chessboard, Duterte says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:50 AM

NONTHABURI, Thailand—Amid a shifting geopolitical landscape in Asia, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that his government is expanding the horizons for Philippine diplomacy and supports an open and inclusive order in the Asia Pacific region, according to a Palace statement. Read more »

Duterte thanks Japan for help in BARMM creation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:43 AM

NONTHABURI, Thailand—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday expressed his gratitude to Japan for its assistance in the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), which paves the way for a lasting peace in the region. Read more »

Duterte warns Western countries anew: Stop shipping trash to Asia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 04:42 AM

NONTHABURI, Thailand—President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he wants Western countries to stop shipping their garbage marked as “recyclables” to developing Asian countries. Read more »