METRO MANILA – Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in Central Visayas have been convicted of of graft by the Sandiganbayan 6th Division in connection with the decorative lampposts in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, which were installed during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in 2007. The Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division sentenced then-DPWH Regional Director Robert …

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its leaders will be conduction a special session on Friday to tackle the importance of women empowerment in the digital age for the first time. The goal of this session is to affirm ASEAN leaders’ commitment to promote the women’s role and their part on the socio-economic development of the region. The …

HANOI – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made a visit to the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Hanoi to check the preparations for the 36th ASEAN Summit which would be through video conferencing on June 26. The summit will be the first time Vietnam will be hosting as the Chair in 2020. The prime minister were impressed with the progress …

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung confirmed that ASEAN member states will have a discussion on the recent development in East Sea during the first virtual meeting this week. Dung said that the issue need to be discussed as it is part of the meeting to tackle regional and international issues. He also reiterated that the developments on East Sea …

Vietnam will host the much-delayed 36th ASEAN Summit via teleconference, aims to tackle regional public health issues and funding to support its fight against Covid-19. According to Deputy Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs Department, Usana Peeranon, this summit will be the first ever to take place via online/teleconferencing in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Vietnam will be the host for …