ASEAN

Robredo calls for implementation of inclusive growth pacts

MANILA -- It is now everyone’s job to fully push inclusivity, otherwise people will continue to rise up because of inequality. This, according to Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo in her speech during...

Quality education key to advancing ASEAN digital economy

MANILA -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states need to improve the quality of their education systems and training in order to adapt to and benefit from the digital economy...

China willing to expedite South China Sea Code of Conduct: Duterte

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said that China has agreed to have a Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and has vowed to consider fast-tracking the...

AFP thanks Aussie PM for technical aid for Marawi ops

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed its gratitude to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for the technical assistance Australia had provided in the five-month campaign against Maute...

Nothing to explain over alleged EJKs: Duterte

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that he has nothing to explain over reports of alleged human rights violations and extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in...

Villanueva welcomes signing of ASEAN pact safeguarding migrant workers’ rights

Chairperson of the Committee on Labor Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed on Thursday the signing of Association of Southeast Asian Nations pact safeguarding migrants workers' rights. "We welcome the recent signing of the...

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