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FACT CHECK: No, India did not declare a holiday in honor of Duterte's visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 07:12 PM

A post which has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook claims that India declared a holiday in honor of a visit from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Kangaroo for breakfast? Duterte defends absence in ASEAN-Australia meet

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 08:09 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday again defended his absence in some of the meetings at the recently concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. Read more »

Duterte's absences 'don't reflect badly' on Philippines: Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 01:55 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's absence in several meetings at a regional summit in Singapore does not reflect badly on the Philippines, a Cabinet official said Thursday. Read more »

Thais take ASEAN chair, haunted by past summit chaos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 07:43 PM

SINGAPORE - Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by helicopter—Thailand's last stint as host of Southeast Asia's biggest summit was devoured by political chaos. Read more »

Rohingya crisis besieges Suu Kyi at Singapore summit

Martin Abbugao and Aidan Jones, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 16 01:59 AM

Suu Kyi has refused to speak up for the Rohingya, a stateless, persecuted Muslim minority driven by violence into Bangladesh in huge numbers. Read more »

Trillanes says Duterte's naps 'a big problem' for PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 09:58 PM

Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV criticized Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte for sleeping while other world leaders held meetings during a summit in Singapore. Read more »

Duterte at the ASEAN Summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:50 AM

President Duterte wants China, which has built structures in disputed islands in the South China Sea, to lead the way to stability in the region. Also, the Palace said the president had to sleep through some events of the ASEAN Summit. Here are the stories featured in ANC’s newscasts today: Read more »

Duterte says China should tell South China Sea claimants how to avoid dispute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 11:49 PM

At the second day of the 33rd ASEAN Summit in Singapore, President Rodrigo Duterte said China should instruct fellow claimant-countries on how to best avoid dispute in the contested waters. Read more »

Duterte lumiban sa ilang pulong sa ASEAN Summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 09:48 PM

Lumiban si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa ilang mahahalagang pulong ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit sa Singapore ngayong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Duterte catches up on sleep, skips ASEAN events

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 08:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday skipped most of the events on the second day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore, as Malacañang cited the 73-year-old chief executive’s need to rest after dealing with a "punishing schedule." Read more »

Duterte at ASEAN Summit

Edgar Su, Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 04:17 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte attends the ASEAN-China Summit in Singapore on Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte skips ASEAN summits with Australia, S. Korea

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 03:30 PM

MANILA (UPDATE 2) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday skipped the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) summits with Australia and South Korea in Singapore, even as he did not fail to attend the one with China. Read more »

Duterte in Singapore for ASEAN Summit

Karl Norman Alonzo, Malacanang Photo
Posted at Nov 14 04:01 AM

President Duterte poses for a photo with the leaders from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries during the opening ceremony of the 33rd ASEAN and Related Summits at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore on Tuesday. Duterte will be attending the ASEAN Summit until November 15 before traveling to Papua New Guinea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit on November 17-18. Read more »

33rd ASEAN Summit sa Singapore, pormal nang binuksan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 03:28 AM

Pormal nang binuksan ngayong gabi ang 33rd ASEAN Summit sa Singapore. Read more »

Duterte attends 33rd ASEAN Summit in Singapore

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 11:28 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte joined other leaders in Southeast Asia for the opening ceremony of the 33rd ASEAN summit in Singapore. Read more »

Duterte arrives in Singapore for ASEAN Summit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 11:04 PM

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Singapore on Monday night for the ASEAN Summit. Read more »

Duterte to attend ASEAN summit in Singapore

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 06:08 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to participate in the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits in Singapore this week. Read more »

China-backed trade deal center stage at summit as US retreats

Martin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 12:12 PM

World leaders will push for the rapid completion of a massive, China-backed trade deal that excludes the US at a summit this week, in a rebuke to rising protectionism and Donald Trump's "America First" agenda. Read more »

Ilang opisyal ng PCOO, pinakakasuhan ng COA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 03:46 AM

Pinakakasuhan ng Commission on Audit ang mga opisyal ng Presidential Communications Operations Office dahil umano sa paglabag sa procurement law. Read more »

COA: PCOO officials must be charged for ASEAN Summit procurement irregularities

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 06:38 PM

The Commision on Audit has recommended the filing of charges against officials of the Presidential Communications Operations Office for irregularities in procurement of goods and services used for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit last year. Read more »