Plenary Hall, PICC, Pasay City August 5, 2017 The 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) starts with an opening ceremony at the Plenary Hall of Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on August 5, 2017. During the opening ceremony, Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary (DFA) Secretary Alan continue reading : 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) – Opening Ceremony and Group Photo

Blue Leaf Filipinas, Parañaque City August 2, 2017 Philippine Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Leader and SOM Chair Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Enrique Manalo hosts a welcome dinner for the ASEAN SOM delegates, dubbed as “Salu-Salong Saya at Sagana,” at Blue Leaf Filipinas in Parañaque City on August 2, 2017. The event features top continue reading : Welcome Dinner for ASEAN SOM

Moscow, Russian Federation May 20, 2017 Ambassador Carlos D. Sorreta is the current Ambassador of the Philippines to the Russian Federation. He is also a member of the Asia-Pacific Leaders Network, the Philippine Society for International Law, and the American Society for International Law. Entering the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in 1990, he held continue reading : Interview with Ambassador Carlos D. Sorreta

Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Pasay City April 29, 2017 “I would like to propose a toast… to the unity, centrality, solidarity and continued success of ASEAN, to peace and stability in the region and continued growth of our economies, to the enduring friendship between our nations and positive change in the lives of our people, continue reading : Gala Dinner

PICC, Pasay City April 29, 2017 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with his fellow leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met with the representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) during the 30th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Manila. In his opening remarks, President Duterte emphasized the importance of AIPA in the community continue reading : ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)

Doha, Qatar April 11, 2017 Once a flourishing trading and pearl-fishing town over 200 years ago, the Al Zubarah Fort was built during the reign of Sheik Abdullah Bin Jassim Al Thani. As it stands today, the fort overlooks the ruins of the glorious Al Zubarah settlement, which had a prosperous and famous trading links continue reading : Al Zubarah Fort

Minister of Labor and Social Development King Saud Guest Palace April 11, 2017 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte met Dr. Ali Bin Nasser Al- Ghafis, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Labor and Development and discussed the amnesty program being implemented by the Saudi Arabia government. Also, the plight of the runaways at the Bahay Kalinga ng Saudi continue reading : Call of His Exellency Dr. Ali Bin Nasser Al- Ghafis

Cebu City April 3-7, 2017 3rd ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Joint Meeting Press Briefing by Mr. Eduardo Francisco Press Briefing by Mr. Karby Leggett BSP-OMFIF Debate Send Off Ceremony for ASEAN CEBU Security