
WATCH | Marcos says PH-Australia ties ‘terribly important’, thanks Aussie gov’t for support in WPS issue
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has regarded the closeness between the Philippines and Australia as “terribly important.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has regarded the closeness between the Philippines and Australia as “terribly important.”
The expeditious conclusion of “an effective and substantive” Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea consistent with international law remains the goal for ASEAN and for China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.
The Philippines is ready to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in 2026, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Tuesday.
The Philippines will continue to work to keep ASEAN as a “competitive and integrated” regional economy, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his intervention during the plenary session of the 43rd ASEAN Summit.
The ASEAN is faced with a challenge of whether to allow the international order to be subjected to hegemonic ambition in relation to the South China Sea issue, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said.
The Philippines is ready to chair ASEAN in 2026 instead of Myanmar, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Tuesday, as the bloc wrestles with how to engage with the country’s junta rulers.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Palawan as insurgency-free province.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Palawan as insurgency-free.
The government plans to shift its focus to external defense after ending communist insurgency, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on government agencies to dedicate more support for research and development (R&D) in the area of health, science and technology, among others.