ASEAN IN FOCUS

Mary Jane Veloso spared from execution; eight others executed as scheduled

Eight drug convicts were executed by an Indonesian firing squad early on Wednesday but a Filipina who was on death…

Families of nine facing death row emotional as midnight execution by firing squad set

NINE drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison on Tuesday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch…

Activists gather at Indonesian embassy in Manila in a last-minute appeal for clemency for Veloso

Activists and supporters gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy in Manila on Tuesday (April 28) in a last-minute appeal for clemency…

Pres. Aquino urges ASEAN to keep playing a positive role in resolving regional disputes

APRIL 28 --  President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…

President Aquino saddened by Indonesia’s decision to push through with Veloso’s execution

APRIL 28 --  President Benigno S. Aquino III is saddened by Indonesia’s decision to push through with the execution of…

ASEAN Foreign Ministers send condolences to Nepal quake victims

Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sent their condolences to the people of Nepal and surrounding…

ASEAN foreign ministers urge China to stop reclamation in disputed waters

The foreign ministers of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday (April 26) urged China to stop reclamation in…

Philippines appeals to ASEAN foreign ministers to thwart China’s reclamation activities

THE Philippines has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sunday to “assert its leadership, centrality, and solidarity”…

ASEAN draft statement to steer clear of criticizing China’s actions in disputed waters

FOREIGN Ministers of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a one-day ministerial level meeting…

Aquino leaves for 26th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia

PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has a busy schedule ahead of him as the President and other Southeast Asian leaders…

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