Marcos, Leaders Now in Cebu for 48th Asean Summit
Leaders will discuss the conflict’s economic fallout, food and energy security, and migrant welfare as the Philippines prepares to endorse three outcome documents.
- Regional leaders began arriving in Cebu on Wednesday for the 48th ASEAN Summit, which the Philippines is hosting to address pressing security and economic challenges.
- The summit agenda centers on the Middle East conflict, energy security, and migrant worker welfare, reflecting regional priorities amid growing economic disruption.
- Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah flew his own aircraft to the airbase, arriving before President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr., who landed Wednesday at 9 p.m.
- Three outcome documents are slated for endorsement, including the proposed Cebu Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Charter and the Declaration on Maritime Cooperation.
- The main leaders' meeting is set for Friday, with Myanmar as the only state not sending its head of government to the bilateral sessions.
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Asean leaders begin arriving in Cebu for 48th Asean Summit
CEBU (Philippines): (Bernama) Asean leaders and representatives began arriving in Cebu on Thursday for the 48th Asean Summit, with energy resilience and food security expected to dominate discussions amid the West Asia conflict.
PM arrives in Cebu for 48th Asean Summit, bilateral talks
CEBU (Philippines), May 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here today for a two-day visit to attend the 48th Asean Summit and Related Meetings.A special aircraft carrying Anwar and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, landed at the Brigadier General Benito N. Ebuen Air Base here at 1.50 pm, which is the same time as Kuala Lumpur.They were welcomed by the Philippines’ Department of Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin, Cebu…
Marcos, leaders now in Cebu for 48th Asean Summit
CEBU, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states have begun arriving in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Wednesday evening for the 48th Asean Summit and related meetings set for May 7 and 8. Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U Hau Khan Sum, was the first Asean representative to arrive in the Queen City of the South. The plane carrying the envoy …
Marcos arrives in Cebu for ASEAN Summit 2026
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. arrived in Cebu Wednesday evening for the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, which the Philippines hosts as chair of the international organization.
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