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ASEAN Chair

As ASEAN Chair in 2026, the Philippines faces challenges balancing our South China Sea problems with regional unity, managing internal political pressures, navigating great power competition and ...
IN 2026, the Philippines will chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) under the banner “Navigating Our ...
The Philippines is expected to build on the momentum of previous Asean chairmanships by focussing on the bloc's three core ...
THE Philippines will anchor its economic agenda for the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) chairmanship on large-scale business matching, with the government aiming to connect ...
Strengthening “Asean Centrality” through diversification and hedging should incorporate economic security. Amid rising ...
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Asean chairmanship good for PH economy

THE Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) on Sunday said that the country’s chairmanship of the 2026 Asean Summit could drive economic growth.
If ASEAN is the hedge, Singapore is the anchor. Over 25 years, it has invested US $175 billion in India, nearly a quarter of ...
ASEAN conflict and cohesion, the geoeconomic squeeze, and climate resilience. Can the bloc survive the increased pressure?
THE year 2026 can spell “accelerated” economic expansion driven by a multiplier effect from the country’s Asean leadership, according to the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and ...
This coming January, the Philippines will chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after Malaysia successfully did the job in 2025. There are hundreds of meetings scheduled in a year, ...
It is exporting more to the world’s largest economy yet growing exports may not necessarily be helping the region Read more ...