MANILA, Philippines—The late arrival of US President Donald Trump won’t affect the program of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.
Dominic Xavier Imperial, DFA spokesman for Asean related matters told a press briefing at the International Media Center that all scheduled events—including the closing ceremony and the ceremonial handover of the Asean Chairship to Singapore—would proceed as planned, with the Asean-US Special Summit concluding the event.
“Nothing will be pushed back. We will proceed as planned with regard to the preparations, especially on the closing ceremony,” Imperial said when asked if Trump’s late afternoon arrival would delay the summit’s activities.
Trump is set to arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, half an hour before the closing of the Asean Summit.