Vientiane, Lao PDR September 8, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte formally accepted the handing over of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chairmanship to the Philippines at the Closing Ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The three-day Summits saw the ten ASEAN continue reading : Closing Ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits and Handing Over of the ASEAN Chairmanship to the Philippines