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Asean resumes push for code of conduct in South China Sea
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At the close of the 48th Asean Leaders’ Meeting in Cebu, the regional bloc renewed its push for an immediate conclusion to negotiations on a legally binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea to manage disputes.
Southeast Asian leaders convene in Cebu for the 48th ASEAN Summit from May 6 to 8, 2026. The Philippines, as 2026 chair, hosts the scaled-down event focusing on the global oil crisis, food security, and migrant worker safety. Discussions address economic impacts from the US and Israel's war on Iran.
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Nagplano ang Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow na anyayahan ang kanyang Myanmar counterpart sa pagpupulong ng mga regional diplomats upang mapalakas ang engagement sa bagong military-backed government ng Myanmar. Ito ay sinabi niya sa isang interbyu sa Reuters noong Mayo 5, 2026, sa Bangkok. Layunin niyang bumuo ng konsensus sa loob ng ASEAN.
Sendai District Court sentenced 29-year-old Tomu Fujinuma to three years in prison, suspended for five years, for transporting a kidnapped high school student to Myanmar to engage in fraud. Prosecutors had sought four years and six months. The presiding judge called the act 'a malicious act.'
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Nakipagkita si Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro sa Senior General Min Aung Hlaing ng Myanmar sa Nay Pyi Taw noong Enero 6 upang talakayin ang pulitikal na sitwasyon, mga kontrobersyal na halalan, at natigil na plano sa kapayapaan ng rehiyon. Ito ang unang opisyal na bisita niya bilang chair ng ASEAN, habang nagpapatuloy ang karahasan sa Myanmar. Ang pagbisita na ito ay bahagi ng pagsisikap ng Pilipinas na ipatupad ang Five-Point Consensus.