Tag: ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

President Bongbong Marcos leaves for Melbourne to attend ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos left for Melbourne on Sunday, March 3, to attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. President Marcos said the summit “presents an opportunity to reiterate the Philippines’ national positions on regional and international issues and sets the tone for the ASEAN’s Dialogue Partner Summits later this year.” “The summit will be an opportunity to thank Australia, ASEAN’S oldest dialogue partner, for its unwavering support for the rule of law, for the 1982 (United […]

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Cayetano: PHL to reaffirm commitment to war vs terror in ASEAN-Australia summit this week

(Eagle News) — The Philippines will once again affirm its commitment to the war against terror during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Australia Special Summit to be held in Sydney this week. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the country–which will be represented by Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano–will also share its development agenda during the two-day leaders dialogue that is “expected to focus on political-security, business, and other regional concerns.” Among the […]

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Roque: President Duterte to skip ASEAN-Australia Summit this month

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Australia Special Summit in Sydney from March 17 to 18. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said to attend the summit  in place of the President was Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. According to Roque, the decision was made because there were “developments at home” that required President Duterte’s attention. For instance, he said the President would make an appearance before the […]

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