DY: PH SCALES DOWN 2026 AIPA HOSTING

DY: PH SCALES DOWN 2026 AIPA HOSTING

Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III announced that the Philippines’ hosting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) meetings this year will be scaled down by limiting in-person activities to the General Assembly in October and the Interface Meeting in November, while shifting all preparatory meetings to virtual platforms. Dy said the move is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to streamline official engagements for …

PH Recalibrates ASEAN 2026 Hosting

Manila, Philippines, March 30, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / ASEAN will continue to navigate its future together, even as the Philippines shifts preparatory meetings for its 2026 Chairship to virtual formats — a timely and necessary move in response to evolving developments in the Middle East and their impact on regional priorities, particularly energy security. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered a recalibration of the Philippines’ hosting of …