ASEAN Deputy Secretaries-General for the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) called on the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, on the sidelines of the 36th ASEAN Matters Technical Board (AMTB) Meeting and Strategic Planning Workshop in Manila today. They reaffirmed the ASEAN Secretariat’s support for the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026 and conveyed greetings from the Secretary-General of ASEAN, who will undertake a working visit to the Philippines in November 2025. Both sides exchanged views on issues important to ASEAN, including the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and its Strategic Plans, which will commence next year.
ASEAN Deputy Secretaries-General Call on the Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs
