Asean urged: Give domestic workers protection

Inquirer.net 10/23/2017

IT IS time for all Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) governments to value the rights of domestic workers, the International Labour Office (Ilo) urged on Monday. In a statement two days before the 10th Asean Forum…

Asean meetings in Bohol anew after peaceful turnout

Nestle L. Semilla 09/23/2017

THE just-concluded ministerial meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meetings in Bohol were generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said yesterday. Chief Supt. Jose Mario Espino, PRO-7 chief, said the…

Asean meetings in Bohol peaceful, police says

Nestle L. Semilla 09/23/2017

The recently concluded ministerial meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meetings in Bohol were generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office said. Chief Supt. Jose Mario Espino, PRO-7 chief, said the Asean meetings held in…

More ambulances needed for Asean Bohol meetings

Fe Marie Dumaboc 09/09/2017

THE regional offices of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) are preparing for another set of meetings by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Bohol. Bohol province will host…

PH hosts Asean-China forum on South China Sea cooperation

Inquirer.net 08/28/2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said it is hosting a seminar on international cooperation in South China Sea, with experts from China and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations coming to Manila…

Trump plans to attend Asean meet in Manila in November

Inquirer.net 08/23/2017

UNITED States President Donald Trump plans to visit the Philippines in November to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meeting, the new Philippine ambassador to the United States confirmed on Wednesday. During the Commission on…

Duterte: Asean, Pyongyang would be a ‘good dialogue partner’

Inquirer.net 08/08/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho that Pyongyang would be “a good dialogue partner” of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Duterte made the comment as he welcomed Ri during…

South China Sea, North Korea tensions at Asean meeting

AFP 08/05/2017

Vietnam urged other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against Chinese expansions in the South China Sea, as a tense regional security forum began Saturday at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) with North Korea…

Cebu chocolates as Asean delegates’ tokens

Victor Anthony Silva 08/02/2017

CEBUANO ingenuity will be highlighted once again during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Manila this month, where locally-made artisanal chocolates will be given out as tokens to…

Fight vs terror, violence on Asean ministers’ agenda

Inquirer.net 08/01/2017

  The foreign ministers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are expected to draft a joint statement on countering terrorism and violent extremism, at a time this year’s host the Philippines is battling the Islamic…

Cebu could be next venue for Asean

Nestle L. Semilla 07/09/2017

THE successful outcome of the meetings of the delegates of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) could spell another opportunity for the region to host the next Asean meetings. According to Police Regional Director (PRO-7), Chief…

Sinulog dance, Cebu chocolates, lechon at Asean welcome dinner

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 07/09/2017

By the end of the night, it was evident that the Cebuanos know how to put together a festive and vibrant dinner show. A Sinulog dance performance by award-winning troupe Lumad Basakanon paraded Cebu’s centuries-old devotion to…

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