Marcos urges stronger government-parliament cooperation in ASEAN

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MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday called for stronger collaboration between Southeast Asian governments and parliaments to address emergin...

REGIONAL COOPERATION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. calls for stronger collaboration between ASEAN governments and parliaments to address emerging regional and global challenges during the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Sunday (Nov. 15, 2026). Marcos emphasized the vital role of parliaments in translating regional commitments into concrete national action under the Philippines’ chairship theme, “Navigating Our Future, Together.” (PNA photo by Neph Liwanag)

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday called for stronger collaboration between Southeast Asian governments and parliaments to address emerging regional and global challenges.

Speaking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Assembly at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, Marcos underscored the legislative institution’s crucial role in translating regional commitments into concrete national action.

He said the continuing efforts of the region’s parliaments demonstrate that ASEAN’s progress cannot depend on governments acting in isolation.

He cited parliamentary initiatives to advance women’s and youth participation, strengthen cooperation against illegal drugs and transnational crime, address emerging threats and deepen engagement with partners and communities within and beyond the region.

“The commitments we make around the ASEAN table must eventually find expression in our national institutions, in the laws that give them force, the budgets that provide resources, the oversight that sustains accountability, and the public confidence that gives them legitimacy,” Marcos said.

“This is where our parliaments are indispensable. Parliaments also bring ASEAN closer to our people,” he added.

Under the Philippines’ chairship theme, “Navigating Our Future, Together,” Marcos said ASEAN has spent the year examining the direction it must take in an “increasingly uncertain world”…

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