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By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — In his opening statement at the Plenary Session of the 30th ASEAN Summit, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized the collective spirit that has defined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the last five decades but quick to stress to the heads of the 10-member regional bloc that “work is far from complete”. “Unity, solidarity, and cooperation have defined ASEAN over the last five decades and these […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led the opening ceremony of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, Manila on April 29, 2017, where he called for a drug-free ASEAN region and a call for all ASEAN leaders to leave a lasting legacy for the region and for the world.’ During his speech and with the heads of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte formally opened the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit with a speech that, among others, called for a drug-free region. “With political will and cooperation, it can be dismantled. It can be destroyed before it destroys society,” he said in his opening speech before the heads of state and high-ranking government officials of the 10 member-nations of the regional bloc. Duterte also emphasized independence, non-interference in affairs, mutual […]
President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to release a chairman’s statement on the South China Sea at the end of the one-day Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) leaders meeting on Saturday. But Duterte’s chairman’s statement, which is meant to reflect the views of all ASEAN leaders, will not mention the international tribunal ruling nor China directly, according to a draft obtained by AFP. “We shared the serious concerns expressed by some leaders over recent developments and escalation […]
International Media Center, Conrad (Eagle News Service) – Heads of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) begin to arrive at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) today. Receiving the leaders and their respective spouses at the grand staircase of the PICC is Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña. President Duterte will play host to the leaders of the ASEAN and preside over the opening ceremony at the PICC and […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 7.2 quake shook Sarangani in Davao Occidental, with its epicenter located at sea 53 kilometers southwest of Sarangani province at 4:23 a.m. Saturday, April 29. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the quake had a depth of 57 kilometers, and was felt at various intensities in nearby areas as listed below: Intensity 5 – General Santos City; Koronadal City; Santa Maria, Jose Abad Santos, Don Marcelino, Balot Island, […]
(Eagle News) — At least 11 people were injured in a blast near the Quiapo church in Manila on Friday night. But National Capital Region Police Office Director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde said the explosion, which occurred at 10:49 p.m. along Quezon Boulevard, was not a terror attack, and was not related to the ongoing Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Philippine National Police chief Director Ronald Dela Rosa said investigators were looking at the […]
(Eagle News) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he was “extremely happy” for the warm welcome that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine government had given to him and his delegation During the state banquet for the Indonesian leader Friday night in Malacanag, Widodo also cited the many common qualities that he and President Duterte both have. “We were both mayors of medium-sized cities,” he said. “I believe that you and I are not […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte extols Indonesia as a brother and a “true friend” during the state banquet given in honor of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. This was held on Friday, April 28, during the Indonesian leader’s state visit to the Philippines. Widodo’s state visit was the second state visit received by President Duterte. The first was that of Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who had also expressed support for the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship […]
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Manila on April 28, 2017. He last met with President Rodrigo Duterte during the Chief Executive’s visit to the Republic of Singapore in December last year, where both leaders talked about Philippines-Singapore partnerships in addressing transnational crimes, illegal drug trade, among others. With his arrival, all the 10 ASEAN leaders are now in the country for the 30th […]
(Agence France Presse) — Non-tariff measures in Southeast Asia have nearly quadrupled between 2000 and 2015, presenting a key challenge as the region moves toward further economic integration, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Friday. Speaking at a business forum on the sidelines of the Assocaition of Southeast Asian Nations annual summit, Najib said tariffs in the 10-member bloc averaged around 4.0 percent in 2015. However, non-tariff barriers and measures soared to 5,975 in 2015 from […]
President Rodrigo Duterte graces the 14th Leadership Forum held at the Fiesta Pavilion of Manila Hotel on April 28, 2017. The gathering was geared towards forming strategies in achieving the ASEAN 2025 vision.
