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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Aug. 8, called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to work together in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In his message for the 53rd founding anniversary of the regional bloc, the President said that while “bouncing back from the pandemic appears to be a daunting task,” if “pursued with friends the burden is shared and transformed into an opportunity to create a more resilient Southeast Asian region.” […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is back in the Philippines from Thailand. The President departed from the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on Monday, Nov. 4, after a four-day visit. He attended the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, where he discussed the South China Sea and ASEAN’s community-building agenda, among other things. The President with fellow ASEAN leaders also attended the 14th East Asia Summit at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 2, emphasized the need for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea, as he called on members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to “use all influence” to persuade parties to exercise this and “avoid actions that may further complicate the situation.” During the 35th ASEAN Summit plenary in Thailand, the President said the issue should also be resolved in accordance to international law, including the United […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations not to choose or “be forced to choose” between the United States and China. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said at the 35th ASEAN summit plenary, Duterte called the move a “strategic mistake” which past Philippine administrations had committed and which he was “rectifying through his independent foreign policy.” According to Panelo, the President noted the changing regional landscape […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will push through with his flight this week to Thailand, where he will attend the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, a Palace official said on Monday, Oct. 28. Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert Eric Borje made the announcement days after President Duterte had to cut short his trip to Japan on Oct. 22 due to “unbearable pain in his spinal column near the pelvic bone.” Duterte, who […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to leave for Bangkok, Thailand today, June 21, to attend the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. According to the Palace, the chief executive is expected to attend a meeting with Thai business groups, and will be at the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with representatives of ASEAN Inter-parliamentary assembly. On Saturday, June 22, the President will attend a gala dinner after the 34th ASEAN plenary, and on Sunday, […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday, Nov. 16, hit back at those who criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for not attending all 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit events. “Accusation that the President is lazy or seriously ill to perform his functions as head of state and government just because he had to take power naps in between a few events to catch on some sleep and energize himself and avoid the embarrassment of […]
(Eagle News) — Talks for the creation of a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea should be anchored on “respect,” Senator Kiko Pangilinan said on Thursday, Nov. 15. “Respect. For oneself, for who you’re talking to, for your countrymen, for the environment. That should be the basis of any Asean-China talks on the Code of Conduct in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea,” Pangilinan said in a statement. According to Pangilinan, […]
(Eagle News) –“What’s wrong with my nap?” President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say following reports of his absence in several events in the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore. Apart from the gala dinner, according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the President skipped the ASEAN-Australia Informal Breakfast Summit, the 20th ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit, the Working Lunch hosted by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Second Regional […]
(Eagle News) — So why did President Rodrigo Duterte miss several events in the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore? According to the Palace, it was because he took “power naps to catch on sleep.” “Last night, the President worked late and had only less than three hours of sleep. It is unfortunate that the first event scheduled today was at 8:30 a.m.,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Apart from the gala […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will “reiterate the Philippines’ principled positions on matters concerning the South China Sea and transnational and transboundary issues..,” Malacañang said on Tuesday, Nov. 13. According to the Palace, these issues include “terrorism, violent extremism, trafficking in persons, illicit drugs and disaster risk reduction and management.” The Palace said the Philippines was looking forward to “discussions on regional and global developments that impact regional peace, security and stability.” Since President Duterte assumed […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in Singapore for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits. The event in which the President is expected to meet Asean leaders will last for three days. On Thursday, the President is slated to leave for Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum.
