President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday formally accepted the Philippines’ role as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2026. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim turned over the ASEAN chairship gavel to Marcos during the

The Philippines formally accepted the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Chairship from Malaysia during the closing

Kuala Lampur (Malaysia), November 1, 2025 (ANI): At the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting, Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin formally handed over the chairmanship to the Philippines’ Defence Minister, Gilberto Teodoro Jr., during the ...

American and Philippine defense secretaries unveiled a task force designed to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea and enhance alliance defense cooperation. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro announced “Task Force Philippines” on Friday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur,

The United States Mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has welcomed the Philippines’ upcoming chairship of the bloc next year. “We now welcome the Philippines as the ASEAN Chair for 2026.

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Every time Malaysia chairs Asean- once every decade - it leaves a clear imprint on the region's history. In 1977, Kuala Lumpur advanced the Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN) In 1997, it helped steer Asean through the Asian Financial Crisis.

At the close of this year’s ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. officially accepted the bloc’s chairmanship from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim — a symbolic handover that also placed on the Philippines' shoulders a set of regional problems with no easy fixes.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Philippines received the gavel of the ASEAN chairmanship for the year 2026 from Malaysia during the Closing Ceremony of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Malaysia's handover of the Asean chairmanship to the Philippines for 2026 will be the highlight of the final day of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits.