President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the Philippines will continue to seek partnerships with other ASEAN nations in the pursuit to advance national interest in the international arena.
"ASEAN independent nations will uphold and promote our national interest in the international community," Duterte said during his second State of the Nation Address.
"We will strengthen and seek partnerships with those who share our values. We will engage nations with full respect for the rule of law, sovereign equality and interference," he added.
Duterte said the government has already undertaken various moves to advance national interest.
"We have embarked on various activities to advance our national interest in the global community. We pursued good relations with all nations under an independent foreign policy, and the basic tenets of sovereign equality, mutual respect," he said.
"These are the principles that we are upholding as we advance our chairmanship in the ASEAN this year," he continued
Source: GMA News Online
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<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
