(Eagle News) — Canada on Tuesday reiterated calls for North Korea to cease developing its nuclear program, with its leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, issuing a strong statement the Asian country should “immediately cease all activities” that could endanger security in the region. “As tensions in North Korea arise, Canada stands united with the Asian continent and the world in our demand that North Korea (do this),” Trudeau said in his speech at the start of […]
Tag: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Cayetano attends ASEAN-UN Summit in place of President Duterte, who attended bilateral talks with Russia PM Medvedev
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was unable to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-United Nations Summit on Monday night because of the series of scheduled bilateral meetings with other countries he had to attend. In a text message to reporters, Foreign Affairs acting spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar said that Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano attended the summit in Duterte’s place. Bolivar said the President had several bilateral meetings with India, Japan, South Korea and […]
LTO issues show-cause order vs actress who breached ASEAN lane
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office on Monday asked actress Maria Isabel Lopez to explain why her license should not be revoked following what it said was her “blatant violation of traffic rules and regulations.” In a show-cause order signed by the LTO’s Law Enforcement Service director Francis Ray Almora, the LTO ordered Lopez to appear before the Office of the Director on Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. to make the explanation. The LTO […]
Roque: Rapport between President Duterte, US President Trump “very good”; trade, drug war, terrorism discussed during bilateral talks
(Eagle News) — Rapport between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States President Donald Trump was “very good” with the relationship between the two countries appearing “very warm, very friendly” and “very candid” at the same time during bilateral talks on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, such was the “friendly” relationship between Duterte and Trump the US President at one point asked his Philippine counterpart to sing prior to the talks. “It […]
India PM Modi visits IRRI in Los Baños, Laguna
(Eagle News) — India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Laguna while in the Philippines for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Other Related Meetings. The prime minister himself made the announcement in his personal Twitter account. He described his visit as a “great learning experience.” “Saw the exceptional work IRRI is doing towards mitigating poverty and hunger by improving rice cultivation,” he said. […]
President Duterte: ASEAN to sign “landmark document” on protection of migrant workers
(Eagle News) — Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are set to sign what President Rodrigo Duterte said was a “landmark” document on the protection of migrant workers. Duterte, the chair of the ASEAN this year, made the announcement himself at the opening of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. “I will be joining other ASEAN leaders tomorrow in signing this landmark document that would strengthen social protection, access to justice, humane and […]
LOOK: Canada PM Trudeau, Australia PM Turnbull taking “selfies” with Secretary Bong Go
These photos shared by Secretary Bong Go on his Twitter account show leaders taking selfies with him during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Other Related meetings.
President Duterte to hold meeting with US’ Trump today
President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sit down with US President Donald Trump on Monday. The US president is in Manila with leaders of 18 other nations for two days of summits, the final leg of a headline-grabbing Asian tour dominated by the North Korean nuclear crisis. Allegations of Russian meddling in last year’s US presidential elections also hounded the second half of his 12-day trip, which took him from Japan to South Korea, China […]
Authorities say actress who breached ASEAN lanes may face charges, lose driver’s license
(Eagle News) — Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit organizers said charges could be filed against actress Ma. Isabel Lopez after they said she “defied” a plan meant to safeguard world leaders when she removed the cones designating the ASEAN lanes on Edsa and used them herself to escape traffic. In a statement, ASEAN Technical Working Group on Traffic Management chair Emmanuel Miro said the incident that Lopez herself proudly narrated on her Facebook […]
LOOK: President Duterte, Honeylet Avanceña, US President Trump at the ASEAN gala dinner
This photo shared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in his Twitter account shows President Rodrigo Duterte with his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña and US President Donald Trump during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gala dinner.
ASEAN, Hong Kong sign deal in ‘vote for open trade’
Hong Kong and Southeast Asian nations signed a free trade deal Sunday, in what one minister described as a “clear vote” against protectionism, as the United States withdraws into its “America First” rhetoric. The city, a special administrative region of China, forged the agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the sidelines of a summit in Manila to be attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump. The ministers were meeting […]
World leaders arrive in PHL for ASEAN Summit
(Eagle News) — World leaders, including those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and partner countries, have started arriving for the historic 31st ASEAN Summit and related summits in the Philippines. The planes carrying Malaysian Prime Minister Najon Razak, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, South Korea President Moon Jae-In, Australia Prime Minister […]





