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00:00as well as incidents in the South China Sea, as well as issues of agriculture and agriculture related to the visit of President Bongbong Marcos to the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
00:11Live there is our guest, Ivan Myrina.
00:15Ivan.
00:18Good evening. Hello from Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People's Democratic Republic where this morning,
00:25the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN Summit, will formally open.
00:32On the first day of President Bongbong Marcos' first official engagement here in the Lao People's Democratic Republic,
00:38their bilateral meeting of Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin,
00:42which is part of the discussion of the relationship between the Philippines and Vietnam, particularly in agriculture and agriculture.
00:49Vietnam is one of the leading importers of imported rice from the Philippines.
00:54In addition, the two countries have the same experience of incidents of Chinese harassment of their fishermen.
01:00Recently, 10 Vietnamese fishermen were injured in the harassment of the Chinese forces,
01:05which also includes part of the exclusive economic zone of Vietnam, like the one we regularly see in the EEZ of the Philippines.
01:13According to the signed agreements, the focus is on incident prevention in the South China Sea.
01:18Meanwhile, after this bilateral meeting, the President visited the Filipino community here in the Lao PDR.
01:26This is the President's first time in Laos.
01:28He admitted that he didn't expect that more than 2,000 Filipinos are working and making good marks here in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
01:37There are four members of the Filipino community who visited the gathering.
01:41The Filipinos here are highly regarded, including Ambassador Tina Joy Amatong.
01:46There are many teachers, engineers, managers, and skilled workers.
01:52The President congratulated the Filipinos here and thanked them for giving a good name to the Philippines.
01:57He also explained that he will participate to promote the well-being of the Filipinos
02:02as part of the fight against transnational crimes and human trafficking, where some Filipinos are also victims.
02:10The world and our region are facing challenging times.
02:16From conflicts in Europe to the Middle East, to global existential threats such as climate change and natural and man-made disasters,
02:24to transnational crime and economic downturns.
02:28All these, in one way or another, affect the lives and livelihoods of peace-loving and hard-working people like yourselves.
02:36So my participation and that of the Philippines in the ASEAN meetings is precisely to find ways to cooperate with partners
02:44to better meet the challenges of today, to forge a better future for our beloved Philippines.
02:51Meanwhile, aside from the formal opening of the ASEAN Summit today,
02:55the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will also be held where the President will have the opportunity
03:00to meet the leaders and build the Philippines as an investment destination.
03:05Aside from that, the President also has an important task ahead of him today.
03:11Ivan, you mentioned earlier that among the signed agreements,
03:15the one related to incident prevention in South China Sea,
03:18the incident prevention mentioned there is particular to Vietnam?
03:24Yes, Ivan. If our audience remembers, in January of 2024,
03:29President Bongbong Marcos had a state visit to Vietnam.
03:32That was one of the meetings with the leaders of Vietnam.
03:36This is one of the mechanisms to discuss and not immediately lower the tensions in the South China Sea of the two countries.
03:44Because as we know, Vietnam and the Philippines both have claims here in the South China Sea,
03:49just like other countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia.
03:53These mechanisms are a way to prevent the conflicting claims in the South China Sea from flooding.
04:07The problem is, we also have such agreements in China.
04:11The problem is the good faith of the countries that followed the agreements.
04:18Now that President Bongbong Marcos is in Laos, who is the caretaker of the country?
04:24Before, it was VP Sara Duterte. Now...
04:28Ivan, that's right. It's the first time that the President has been designated as the caretaker of the government.
04:38Before, it was VP Sara Duterte. Like you said, VP Sara is the caretaker.
04:42Now, it's ES Bersabin, Justice Secretary Rimulya, and Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella.
04:49According to Secretary Cesar Chavez of the Presidential Communications Office,
04:53this is like a council where the three of them will make decisions.
04:56If ever there's a decision that is important, while the President is not here, and he's here in the Lao PDR.
05:02Thank you very much Ivan Mayrina live from the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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