Archive - ASEAN at 50 Year all all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 ASEAN at 50 Mainstreaming BIMP-EAGA among LGUs: a problem waiting to be addressed Increasing local government engagement is one of the goals of the ASEAN integration, specifically in the BIMP-EAGA. But local governments outside of the key areas are not directly engaged. By Walter I. Balane | Nov 4, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 On summit eve, ASEAN means eviction, heavy traffic and holidays As the Philippine government gears up to host the next ASEAN Summit in November, Carmen Verona is also bracing herself, but for something quite different: the possibility of getting evicted from where she sets up her makeshift store. By Daniel Abunales | Nov 2, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 Greater protection for whale shark, migratory birds sought at Manila wildlife meet DENR is batting for greater protection for whale sharks and four other migratory birds and fishes, through measures seeking to guard them against unsustainable tourism practices, among others. By Maria Feona Imperial | Oct 25, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 Time for ASEAN to talk less, do more, former leaders say Engage people more. By Arianne Christian Tapao | Oct 23, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 The old must give way to the young in ASEAN—FVR, Mahathir “The old solutions are not working anymore.” - Mahathir By Arianne Christian Tapao | Oct 17, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 FVR says ASEAN veering towards majority rule to replace consensus in decision-making “There are now very strong moves for members of ASEAN to get out of so called ASEAN way" - FVR By Arianne Christian Tapao | Oct 14, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 ASEAN can’t leave unskilled migrants out of integration – report ASEAN is missing out on achieving real economic integration if it does not recognize and allow more labor mobility – including for unskilled ones that make up the most of its migrants. By Johanna Son | Oct 11, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 Bumpy road for the Philippines as ASEAN Chair The Philippines’ chairing of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the regional organization’s 50th anniversary received a rude shock when Malaysia dissociated itself from a statement on the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, issued by Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. By Walden Bello | Oct 6, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 When young people take over ASEAN The meeting is a simulation. Yet, it has already taught the participants one important lesson: the idea of consensus, and how difficult it can be to reach, in the trademark decision-making process of ASEAN. By Jake Soriano | Sep 30, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 Laos and Cambodia: The China Dance BANGKOK – Laos and Cambodia are often seen as little more than political twins who have chosen to reap economic benefits from China in exchange for their loyalty to the Middle Kingdom – and choosing this alliance over keeping consensus with their ASEAN family. By By Johanna Son | Sep 29, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 ASEAN-China Ties: Ticking Time Bomb or ‘Asian’ World Order? NINGBO, China - It is disturbingly obvious that the ASEAN states do not – and will not – possess the same enormous politico-economic clout that China has to be able to accommodate the West while at the same time strive to reshape a world order dominated by Western hegemony. By Bo Yuan | Sep 20, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING ASEAN at 50 Asean hopes to salvage RCEP with recalibrated offers Countries participating in a mammoth Asean-led regional free trade agreement are making a fresh pitch to salvage the deal with new proposals on the level of trade they are willing to liberalize. By Johnna Villaviray Giolagon | Sep 12, 2017 | -minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2 3 4 Older posts
