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Marcos leaves for ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur
Business World Philippines
|May 26, 2025
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. left for Malaysia on Sunday to attend the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, where he is expected to engage in high-level discussions on regional cooperation, economic resilience and security challenges with fellow Southeast Asian leaders.
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In a speech delivered at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City before his departure, Mr. Marcos said the Philippines fully supports Malaysia's ASEAN chairmanship and its chosen summit theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability.”
The Philippines will hold the baton next year as chief of the economic bloc.
Before his departure, Mr. Marcos tapped Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla and Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III as government caretakers.
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