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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China NOT part of ASEAN

    By VERA FILES  |  Oct 05, 2023 12:55 PM

    China is not among the 10 member states of ASEAN: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

    asean, China

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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Videos tungkol sa pamumuno ni Marcos ng ASEAN, NILILIGAW ang manonood

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 19, 2023 5:32 PM

    (Editor’s Note: Unang inilathala ang fact-check na ito sa Ingles noong Sept. 11.) Matapos sabihin ng Pilipinas na handa itong i-host ang 2026 Summit ng ASEAN o Association of Southeast Asian Nations, tatlong videos sa YouTube ang nagsabing si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos ang “napiling” bagong lider ng ASEAN. Kailangan nito ng konteksto. Ang pamumuno ng […]

    asean, bongbong marcos

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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video on Marcos ASEAN leadership MISLEADS

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 11, 2023 5:10 PM

    After the Philippines expressed readiness to host the 2026 Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), three YouTube videos emerged claiming that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was chosen as the new leader of the regional bloc. This needs context. Chairmanship of ASEAN is by rotation, not by election.  First uploaded on Sept. 5, […]

    asean, bongbong marcos

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    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla falsely claims ICC has no member in ASEAN

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 30, 2023 4:35 PM

    Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla inaccurately claimed that no other country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Remulla made the false statement during a Jan. 27 press conference when he was asked if the Marcos administration is discussing the possibility of having the […]

    asean, Boying Remulla, Cambodia, Department of Justice, ICC, International Criminal Court, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Timor-Leste, War on drugs

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Remulla na walang miyembro ang ICC sa ASEAN hindi totoo

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 30, 2023 4:35 PM

    Hindi totoo ang sinabi ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla na walang bansa sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) na miyembro ng International Criminal Court (ICC).

    asean, Boying Remulla, Cambodia, Department of Justice, ICC, International Criminal Court, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Timor-Leste, War on drugs

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    Categories Commentary

    To mediate in Myanmar, ASEAN needs a new template

    By Johanna Son
    Reporting ASEAN
      |  Mar 13, 2021 10:35 AM

    Asean hasn’t been gaining fans from its handling of the Myanmar military’s coup. But if it is able to craft a new template, the grouping may still count as the best pragmatic bet for getting a conversation going with that country’s men in uniform in order to, first, stop the brutal crackdown on its people.

    asean, Myanmar

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    US Influence in Southeast Asia hangs by a thread-ASEAN survey

    By Charmaine C. Deogracias  |  Jan 23, 2020 4:20 PM

    ​If the 10-member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were to choose between US and China, it’s a 7-3 win by China, according to “The State of Southeast Asia: 2020 Survey Report” published by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.

    asean, USA

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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mocha Uson mali sa pahiwatig na si Duterte ang pinakahusay na lider sa ASEAN

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 05, 2019 9:12 PM

    Ipinahiwatig ni Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Deputy Administrator Margaux “Mocha” Uson na si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang “pinakamahusay” sa mga pinuno ng Southeast Asia matapos na mabigyan ng number 10 na football jersey ng Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) sa Thailand noong Nob. 2.

    asean, Mocha Uson, Rodrigo Duterte

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mocha Uson wrongly implies Duterte is ‘best’ leader in ASEAN

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 05, 2019 2:53 PM

    Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Deputy Director Margaux “Mocha” Uson insinuated President Rodrigo Duterte was the “best” among Southeast Asian leaders after being given a number 10 football jersey by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in Thailand on Nov. 2.

    asean, Mocha Uson, Rodrigo Duterte

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    Categories Commentary

    ASEAN Sets Sail with Its Indo-Pacific Vision

    By Kavi Chongkittavorn  |  Sep 22, 2019 10:50 AM

    BANGKOK (Reporting ASEAN) – A week before ASEAN leaders gathered for their 34th Summit here in late June, an article in Indonesia’s ‘Jakarta Post’ daily detailed disagreements between Cambodia and Singapore over the content of the draft ‘ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific’.

    asean, indo-pacific vision

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