ASEAN

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is mulling the creation of a recovery fund to help the region respond and mitigate the new coronavirus pandemic. Philippine representative to the Asean Ambassador Noel Eugene Servigon said member states were working on the mechanism of a…

by Syahirah Syed Jaafar, 21 May 2020 KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): The Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean BAC), together with various business councils, is urging for the establishment of a high-level special commission to better coordinate the Covid-19 response and post-pandemic economic recovery across Southeast Asia.

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by Elfren S. Cruz (The Philippine Star), 10 Nov 2019 The Philippines has the slowest real wage growth among the major countries in ASEAN. One reason for this is that in other countries and World Bank economists, real wage growth translates to increase in purchasing power and a more equitable and prosperous economy. Here in…

MAPPING THE FUTURE By: Rolando T. Dy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Oct 2019 Why is rural poverty in the Philippines (30 percent) about 2.5 times that of Asean peers? The reasons emanate from agriculture growth and exports.

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The Straits Times/Asia News Network, Sep 12, 2019 JAKARTA — Indonesia’s top policymakers are now more certain about the need to amend its strict labor laws, which have, for more than a decade, scared away investors because of hefty severance pay and benefits.

BY ELEANOR WRAGG, May 3, 2019 While Asean is lauded globally for its commitment to free trade, rising non-tariff measures have stymied intra-regional exports. Whether intended or unintended, these impediments are frustrating the region’s exporters; proof, if proof were needed, that tariffs are not the only way to hold back trade. Eleanor Wragg reports.

By Chito Chavez, Manila Bulletin, Mar 12, 2019 Officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vowed to work more aggressively and decisively in combating human trafficking and modern slavery in the region. The 78 senior ASEAN officials also agreed to intensify the implementation of the Bohol Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Work Plan.

By Dat Nguyen, Dec 22, 2018 Vietnam’s labor cost is the highest among comparator countries in Southeast Asia, a World Bank report says.

By Bernadette D. Nicolas, Business Mirror, Nov 8, 2018 THE Philippines is blessed with thousands of beautiful islands. This is a blessing that comes at a huge cost: the cost of moving.

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by Maila Ager, Inquirer, Jan 22, 2018 The signing into law of a landmark legislation that would institutionalize a national qualifications framework was a “dream come true” for the Philippine education sector, Senator Joel Villanueva said on Monday.

Developments in the region suggest that the goal remains far from becoming a reality anytime soon. By Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Jan 19, 2018 Last month, the Philippines handed over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Rights (AICHR) to Singapore. Immediately, Singapore’s representative to the AICHR, Shashi Jayakumar, vowed to take an active role in…

BY MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO, Manila Times, Jan 11, 2018 Philippines will continue to outpace many of its Southeast Asian neighbors in terms of economic growth, the World Bank said as it released estimates for this year up to 2020.

By Danilo Ibayan, THE MANILA TIMES, Dec 23, 2017 TEN years after the 2007 Cebu Asean Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers,there is now an Asean Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers after its signing by the association’s 10 leaders in November 2017…

by Businessworld, Dec 1, 2017 Oxford Business Group On the back of efforts to encourage more international business activity, the Philippines registered the highest rate of foreign direct investment (FDI) growth in the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region last year, with the country hoping to capitalize on the global attention generated by…

At 50, can ASEAN step forward to be the agenda-setter, putting in place the rules and norms of a regional order governed by international law? by Johanna Son, Rappler, Aug 27, 2017 BANGKOK, Thailand – Prescriptions for ASEAN on its 50th year vary, but all of them require a tough reality check that will determine…

August 25 (PIA) – – Filipinos are moderately familiar with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), survey says. In a survey conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), 50.2 percent of the 289 respondents said that they are moderately familiar with ASEAN, 32.5 percent are very familiar, 13.1 percent are somewhat…

http://asean.org/asean-launches-first-asean-youth-development-index-report/ JAKARTA, 25 July – The ASEAN Ministers of Youth launched the first ASEAN Youth Development Index (YDI) Report in Jakarta following the conclusion of the tenth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY X) on 20 July. Overall, the report indicated improvements in youth development in the region between 2011 and 2015.

by Justin Wood, May 9, 2017 The year 2017 sees the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrate its 50th anniversary. And there is indeed much to celebrate. But just as importantly, the anniversary is also a moment to think about the future of the region and what lies ahead. The World Economic Forum on…

By Press Release, Apr 17, 2017 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working vigorously toward integrating the region’s economies in order to bring the benefits of growth to the 650 million people in this 10-nation bloc, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.

OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states agreed to work together to promote free trade at a meeting of their economic ministers in the western Japan city of Osaka on Saturday.

PART 1: Despite ASEAN’s decade-long intention to protect migrant workers in the region, nothing has been done for the undocumented labor migrants, who continue to endure hardships in silence BY CAMILLE ELEMIA, Rappler, Feb 12, 2017 Part 1 of 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Filipina domestic helpers Erika*, 37, and Fe*, 34, face their daily…