{"id":7764,"date":"2016-09-09T17:25:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T09:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2016-09-09T17:25:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T09:25:24","slug":"philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-accepts-asean-chairmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/09\/09\/philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-accepts-asean-chairmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accepts ASEAN chairmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">On Thursday afternoon, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/09\/asean2017.jpg\" alt=\"asean2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/09\/asean2017.jpg 640w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/09\/asean2017-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>ASEAN 50. The new logo for the ASEAN Summit in 2017. (Photo grabbed from gmanetwork.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">According to an article published by CNN Philippines, in his acceptance speech during the closing ceremony of the ASEAN summit, Duterte said that he will highlight ASEAN as a model of regionalism and a global player with an interest of the people at its core. \u201cWe will pursue initiative and enhance cooperation with global partners to ensure ASEAN citizens live in peace, stability, security and growth,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In the said ceremony, Duterte also unveiled the theme \u201cPartnering for Change, Engaging the World\u201d for the 2017 ASEAN Summit in Manila. He said that this \u201ccaptures our resolve to consolidate our community for our peoples with the sense of togetherness and common identity, ready and able to take our rightful place in the global community of nations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The ASEAN Summit 2017 will be celebrating its 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, which marks a historical milestone for the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/cnnphilippines.com\/news\/2016\/09\/08\/Duterte-new-ASEAN-chair.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNN Philippines<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/580679\/news\/nation\/duterte-accepts-chairmanship-of-asean-2017\" target=\"_blank\">GMA Network<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mb.com.ph\/duterte-accepts-asean-chairmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manila Bulletin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo thumbnail by KING RODRIGUEZ\/PPD<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday afternoon, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in 2017. \u00a0 ASEAN 50. The new logo for the ASEAN Summit in 2017. (Photo grabbed from gmanetwork.com) \u00a0 According to an article published by CNN Philippines, in his acceptance speech during the closing ceremony of the ASEAN summit, Duterte said that he will highlight ASEAN as a model of regionalism and a global player with an interest of the people at its core. \u201cWe will pursue initiative and enhance cooperation with global partners to ensure ASEAN citizens live in peace, stability, security and growth,\u201d he added. 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