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‘Resolving issues ASEAN way’ PBBM notes summit’s success in binding common interest with PH By Joyce Pangco Panares and Vince Lopez
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RESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in Manila at midnight Sunday, declaring his first attendance as Chief Executive at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit a “successful debut” while focusing on the pressing global issues of climate change and food security. This was after Mr. Marcos rallied world leaders at the regional summit to act decisively and immediately on these problems while highlighting the five bilateral meetings the Philippines held with host Cambodia, Brunei, South Korea, Vietnam, and Canada over three days. In his speech after arriving from Phnom Penh, Mr. Marcos said: “I am pleased to report that my visit to Cambodia for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summit was successful. I actively participated in Next page
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SUCCESSFUL DEBUT. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos walk the red carpet as they attend the ASEAN Gala Dinner at the Chroy Changvar International Convention and Exhibition Center (CICC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Saturday night. The Chief Executive then smiles to the crowd welcoming him home, including his Cabinet, at midnight Sunday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (inset photos). Presidential photos
China calls for stability, peace in SCS Russia blasts US for pushing PHNOM PENH – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as its other dialogue partners, Japan and South Korea, to be committed to safeguarding peace and stability and achieving development and prosperity. Li made the remarks ASEAN Plus Three or APT Summit chaired by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen that was
attended by leaders of other ASEAN member-states, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. In a pull-aside meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Li said China is ready to work with the Philippines and other nations in securing peace and stability in the South China Sea. “I forward to working with the Philip-
pines and other countries in ASEAN for peace and stability in the South China Sea on the basis of mutual respect and respect for the Declaration of Conduct of Parties and international law,” Li told Mr. Marcos on the sidelines of the ASEAN Plus Three Summit. Mr. Marcos earlier pushed for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea to serve as a guide Next page
regional militarization in SEA
RUSSIA'S foreign minister on Sunday accused the United States of driving increased militarization in Southeast Asia, saying that Washington was trying to contain Beijing and Moscow's influence in the region. Sergei Lavrov, who has defended Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, was
speaking to reporters at Phnom Penh's airport after attending the East Asia Summit in Cambodia—and before flying to Bali for the G20 summit where China's leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden will meet. Earlier on Sunday, Biden said he would Next page establish "red lines" with Xi.
Speaker hails President’s ‘magnetic’ performance at ASEAN gab G20 rolls out By Rio N. Araja
in the Association of Southeast Asian Na“It makes me feel proud to see our tions Summit, with other heads of state President being warmly received by his SPEAKER Martin Romualdez on Sunday seemingly eager to rub elbows with the fellow leaders in the region. He has been praised President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as Filipino leader, whom he described as “a welcomed and embraced. Other leaders in Asia are looking among the “more magnetic” personalities rockstar.”
forward to meeting him and talking business with him. Dare I say, the President has been like a rockstar here," he said. Next page
AMONG EQUALS. Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol all take their turns with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his debut in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings Sunday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
STRONGER TIES WITH CANADA, KOREA FORGED NEWS / A3
GAS, KEROSENE PRICES TO GO UP, DIESEL SLUMPS NEWS / A2
$1.4-b fund vs. pandemic GROUP of 20 (G20) health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc's leaders gathering for a summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, but the host's president said it was not enough. The 24-nation fund is viewed as one of the early global outcomes of the summit next week where little progress is expected on the Ukraine crisis with Russian President Vladimir Putin not in attendance. It was launched at a news conference Sunday opened by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and addressed by World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and World Bank President David Malpass. Ahead of the G20 meeting, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rallied Next page
Bantag, co-accused in Lapid slay to be subpoenaed today By Rey E. Requejo THE Department of Justice will issue subpoenas today (Monday) against suspended prisons chief Gerald Bantag and several others on the murder complaints filed for the deaths of radio commentator Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa and inmate Cristito “Jun Villamor” Palana. The issuance of the subpoenas requiring the appearance and submission of counter-affidavits by Bantag and his corespondents in the two murder cases officially starts the preliminary investigation of the charges, the DOJ said. “Subpoenas will be issued Monday,”
Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Charlie L. Guhit said in a text message to reporters. Aside from Guhit, the other members of the panel of prosecutors are Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Josie Christina T. Dugay and Deputy State Prosecutor Olivia I. Laroza Torrevillas who sits as chairperson. Bantag and Bureau of Corrections Deputy Security Officer Ricardo Zulueta were charged as “principals by inducement” in the killings of Mabasa and Palana, an inmate at the New Bilibid Prison who was tagged as a “middleman” in the Next page
IMEE'S BIRTHDAY BASH. Senator Imee Marcos (left) joins Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio (center) as they say hello to residents of Brgy. 19-B in Davao City, where Marcos spent her 67th birthday on Sunday. The senator distributed nutribuns and vegetables to the residents in gratitude. VPSD FB Page