Regional collaboration sa pagtugon sa mga hamon at paglago ng ekonomiya, iginiit sa ika-56...
Regional collaboration sa pagtugon sa mga hamon at paglago ng ekonomiya, iginiit sa ika-56 anibersaryo ng ASEAN; Vietnam, tiniyak ang tulong sa Pilipinas para sa abot-kayang bigas
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00:00 More than five decades of strong cooperation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in ASEAN was established yesterday.
00:09 Some ASEAN member states continued to support the Philippines,
00:15 including Vietnam, a particular source of rice supply.
00:20 And here is the news from Nayomi Tiburcio.
00:27 The ASEAN members joined forces to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN.
00:38 The second face-to-face celebration of ASEAN Day was held in Makati City after the pandemic.
00:45 The National Folk Dance Company of the Philippines also participated in the celebration.
00:53 The celebration was held to highlight the importance of regional collaboration to promote regional solidarity and economic development.
01:02 After 56 years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has been successful and peaceful with 670 million members.
01:14 It has a total GDP of 3.7 trillion US dollars, the third largest economy in Asia and the fifth largest economy in the world,
01:25 followed by the United States, China, Japan and Germany.
01:29 ASEAN has become arguably the most successful regional organization in the region.
01:37 ASEAN has blossomed into a beacon of unity, cooperation and progress in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
01:45 According to the Director General of ASEAN National Secretariat, Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu,
01:51 ASEAN's economy will benefit from the trade agreements entered by the countries.
01:57 He is hoping that this will continue in the future.
02:01 We're expecting that through the various economic initiatives of ASEAN, we can further boost the economic growth of ASEAN.
02:10 Because even right now, most of the ASEAN countries are already enjoying among the highest growth rates in the world.
02:17 Vietnamese Ambassador Wang Hui-chung assured that Vietnam will help as a strategic partner of the Philippines.
02:26 House Speaker Martin Rualdes will once again confirm the commitment of the Vietnam National Assembly President
02:33 to supply rice to the Philippines in front of the El Nino River.
02:37 ASEAN also has a mechanism to help member countries who are experiencing a shortage of rice.
02:44 ASEAN has a mechanism. We call it the ASEAN Plus 3 Emergency Rice Reserve.
02:51 We can get rice to fill our stomachs and cope up with the urgent emergencies.
02:58 Naomi DeMurcio, Pagasabayan.