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MELBOURNE—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in Australia at 7:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. Manila time) on Sunday to start the four-day second part of his visit. He, along with the first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and their official delegation,…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris met on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Jakarta, the Palace said Thursday. “President…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian President Joko Widodo issued a stern reminder to regional leaders during the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit: You have a huge responsibility to keep the peace in the region. Leaders…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Vietnam are working on a five-year rice trade agreement that is hoped to help address the former’s food security concerns. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza and 12 other ex-government officials for graft and corruption over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit lamp post scandal that first surfaced a…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday appealed to the United States and to member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to maintain their strategic partnerships with the Philippines for “regional growth.” Duterte’s…
NONTHABURI, Thailand — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to “exercise self-restraint” in resolving the South China Sea dispute. The President vowed the Philippines’ cooperation as Asean-China country coordinator…
A man who introduced himself as a freelance journalist was arrested Saturday night for carrying an unlicensed handgun inside the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila hotel, a five-star hotel in Pasay where guests for the 31st Asean Summit…
Inabanga, Bohol — A top military official yesterday declared that Bohol “is now the safest place on earth” after a successful government siege here that led to the death of six Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members, including…
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit meetings in the resort town of Panglao in Bohol next week will not be cancelled despite the bloody clash between government troopers and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in…
Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino is asking the US Embassy to clarify an advisory, which they issued against travels to Cebu and Bohol, to prevent ill effects especially on local tourism. Dino said that the…
WITH the ongoing summit meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), around 100 street dwellers were rounded up by the Cebu City government and placed in the old building of the Cebu City abattoir. The…
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