Duterte to attend Asean summits via online: Palace Malacañang on Monday confirmed that President Rodrigo R. Duterte will attend the 38th and 39th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summits and related summits slated from Oct. 26 to 28. PSC supports Asean plan to add more Olympic events in SEAG The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) supports the Asean Sports Ministers’ initiative to add more Asian and Olympic events in the future editions of the Southeast Asian Games which was part of the agenda of the 6th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS-6) on Thursday. Duterte raises Covid-19 pandemic, SCS issue…

France, UK seek Asean support to protect 30% of lands, oceans France and the United Kingdom are seeking the support of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to protect at least 30 percent of the world's terrestrial and marine habitat by 2030 amid the unprecedented rate of biodiversity loss facing the planet. Commitment to Asean 'steadfast as ever' after UK, US pact: envoy The Indo-Pacific security pact between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia (AUKUS) does not change Canberra’s commitment to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Australia’s envoy to the regional bloc said on Monday. Asean…

PH turns over Asean-China coordinatorship to Myanmar The Philippines has officially turned over its role as country coordinator for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-China Dialogue to Myanmar, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. US supports Asean's principles on South China Sea The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member countries and the United States on Wednesday affirmed their determination to work closely together to contribute to maintaining peace, security and stability in the region, including maritime security and safety in the South China Sea (East Sea). Asean to SCS parties: Avoid actions that may escalate disputes…

Russia sees Asean as reliable ally amid global instability Russia regards the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as a reliable and predictable ally in an unstable geopolitical situation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday at a special meeting of the Russian and Asean Foreign Ministers in Jakarta. PH bats for multilateral cooperation to address global vax gaps The Philippines championed a cooperative, transparent, science-based, and coordinated regional and global response for equitable access to vaccines at the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Seminar on Upholding Multilateralism held last July 13 via videoconference. US calls for ASEAN…

SEC drafts rules for Asean cross-border investments The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is finalizing the guidelines that will facilitate the offering of collective investment schemes (CIS) across member jurisdictions of the Asean Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) that are signatory to the Asean CIS Framework, as it moves toward deepening capital market connectivity in the region. PH leads Asean in daily Covid-19 jabs: Galvez The Philippines is now the leader among five of the biggest Asean countries in terms of vaccine throughput per capita with an average daily vaccination rate of 150,000 jabs. Amid divisions, ASEAN leaders plan Myanmar visit…

  ASEAN discusses COVID-19 impact, Global Value Chains transformation, regional response The Accelerated COVID-19 Economic Support (ACES) Workshop entitled “Turning Adversity into Opportunity: ASEAN’s Participation in Global Value Chains in a-Post COVID World” took place today via videoconference. PH to Asean: Enhance maritime cooperation amid sea dispute Philippines appealed to fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for enhanced collaboration in areas such as conservation of marine resources, safety of navigation and communication at sea, and search and rescue operations, especially in the disputed South China Sea. Google equips Asean market with free literacy training Jobseekers and…