Tag: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEAN notes “improving relations” with China; stresses importance of “non-militarization, self-restraint” in disputed S. China Sea

(Eagle News) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations hailed the “improving relations” between the bloc and China, noting that it was “encouraged by” the adoption of the framework of the Code of Conduct of the disputed South China Sea, among others. The regional bloc–in a statement issued by this year’s chairman, President Rodrigo Duterte–also reaffirmed the importance of “non-militarization and self-restraint” in the conduct of activities that could “complicate the situation and escalate tensions” […]

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Malacañang apologizes to those inconvenienced by ASEAN events

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday apologized to those inconvenienced by the security measures put in place by authorities in time for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. “Siyempre po may mga naabala, lalong-lalo na doon sa closure ng EDSA, pasensya na po kayo,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the good thing about the Philippines’ “successful” hosting  of the summit is that the “whole world” now admires the Asian country, […]

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US’ Trump tells Americans PHL President extends his gratitude for their help in Marawi

  (Eagle News) — United States President Donald Trump made a report of his accomplishments during his almost-two week tour in Asia from the White House on Thursday (Manila time), and specifically mentioned the Philippine president, this year’s chair of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Summit in Manila which Trump also attended. But instead of saying it was President Rodrigo Duterte who extended his gratitude to the Americans, Trump said it was “President Duarte […]

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UPDATED: LTO orders actress who breached ASEAN lane to submit position paper; agency to issue decision within 5 days

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office has asked actress Maria Isabel Lopez to submit a position paper that details why her license should not be revoked after she breached the  Association of Southeast Asian lanes on Edsa and bragged about it on Facebook on Nov. 11. LTO law enforcement service director Francis Almora said Lopez, who appeared before him on Thursday, has within the day to submit the position paper. Within five days, Almora […]

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Duterte: Leaders who attended 31st ASEAN Summit “vowed to work closely” to fight terrorism

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said leaders who attended the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Meetings “vowed to work closely” to  fight  terrorism. “We have agreed on so many things to enhance the defense of our country. But, unfortunately, these are the things which I cannot really talk about in public,” Duterte told reporters in a press conference after he officially handed over chairmanship of the regional bloc to Singapore. […]

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ASEAN leaders sign landmark pact on protection of migrant workers as 31st ASEAN Summit draws to a close

(Eagle News) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed on Tuesday a landmark agreement that  will ensure the protection of migrant workers in the region, a pact President Rodrigo Duterte, this year’s ASEAN chair, said was the fulfillment of a promise to ASEAN peoples. The signing ceremony of the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers was held, as the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits drew to […]

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US President Trump says Philippines vital for military reasons

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday strong US ties with the Philippines were vital for military reasons. The US president said he had repaired relations with the Philippines, which soured last year during the administration of former president Barack Obama. Duterte blasted Obama for intervening in Philippine affairs when he criticized the Philippine president’s drug war. “The (Philippines’) relationship with the past administration was horrible, to use a nice word.  I would say horrible is […]

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Duterte stresses need for implementation of RCEP; says pact could “write rules of game of int’l trade order”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday underscored the need for the implementation of a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, noting that such could “provide size and scale to unleash new growth potentials and write the rules of the game of the international trade order.” In his speech at the start of the RCEP Summit, Duterte, who is this year’s ASEAN chair, said that “when it enters into force,” the RCEP would be “one of […]

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US President Trump hails Asian tour, skips East Asian Summit because of delays in schedule

  Donald Trump hailed a “tremendously successful” five-nation tour of Asia in which he made a lot of friends. The US president, who began his journey in Japan 12 days ago, said his trip had seen progress in his goal of narrowing America’s yawning trade deficits. “I’ve made a lot of friends at the highest levels,” Trump told reporters shortly before boarding Air Force One in Manila, adding the trip was “tremendously successful.” “I think […]

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PNP files raps vs 3, including former Bayan Muna Rep. Casiño, Bayan’s Reyes, over anti-Trump rally that saw at least 16 hurt

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday filed a case against former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes, and another over a rally that saw at least 16, including six policemen, hurt. In the complaint filed before the Manila Prosecutor’s Office, the police said Casiño, Reyes and Neil Legaspi violated the Public Assembly Act of 1985 when they committed breach of peace, assault, and disobedience and resistance to […]

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President Duterte vows fair trial for Russian drug smuggling suspects

President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged two accused Russian drug traffickers would get a “fair trial.” Duterte made the commitment at a meeting late Monday with Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev on the sidelines of a regional summit in Manila. “I would just like to say that we have a working functional justice system here and they will get a fair trial and that they will be detained in a comfortable house,” Duterte told Medvedev, according […]

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PM Trudeau says Canada will “continue to work” to resolve problem of Canada trash in PHL

(Eagle News) — Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said he gave President Rodrigo Duterte his “assurance” Canada would “continue to work” on the issue of garbage originating from his country and that was still languishing in the Philippines. But Trudeau did not specifically say the trash brought to the Asian country by 103 container vans from 2013 to 2014 would indeed be returned to Canada. “Canada is very much engaged in finding a […]

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