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Transcript
00:00It is possible to raise the alert level 4 in Lebanon
00:03even though the mandatory repatriation is needed
00:06amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
00:10And President Marcos, who is currently attending the ASEAN Summit,
00:13is preparing the various government agencies.
00:17From the Lao PDR in Silay, Ivan Mairina.
00:21Ivan?
00:24Pia, after the formal opening of the ASEAN Summit this morning,
00:29the President immediately raised an important issue
00:32for the government agencies to prepare
00:35in case our fellow countrymen in the Middle East are forced to leave.
00:49In the middle of more than a year of tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon,
00:54more than 2,000 were in the WIC, according to the Lebanese government.
00:58Most of them died within two weeks
01:01following the airstrikes in Beirut and other places.
01:05Amid his participation in the ASEAN Summit here in the Lao PDR,
01:09President Bongbong Marcos appealed to the DFA and the Defense Department
01:13to discuss preparations in case the Filipinos are forced to leave
01:16or have a mandatory evacuation in Lebanon.
01:19According to the Defense Department,
01:21a diplomatic clearance is waiting for repatriation.
01:24We are now going to evacuate our people by whatever means, by air or by sea.
01:30Let's make all the preparations so that all our assets are ready.
01:35As long as the embassy gives us the clearance,
01:40and they say that our people can go,
01:42we will be able to leave immediately
01:44so that they don't have to wait for a long time in dangerous areas.
01:50The President also attended the bilateral meeting of the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Ching
01:54which is focused on improving the relationship between the Philippines and Vietnam
01:57in agriculture and trade.
01:59Vietnam is one of the main neighbors in the Philippines.
02:03But there is another clear difference like the two countries.
02:07Both have a part of the South China Sea that enters their exclusive economic zone
02:11that is occupied by China and has already arrived in its frontiers.
02:16There is an ongoing agreement on incident prevention between the Philippines and Vietnam,
02:20a mechanism to avoid tension between the five countries.
02:24But will a peace agreement be enough for the neighbors of the Philippines in ASEAN?
02:29Before taking his seat,
02:31President Marcos gave the importance of ASEAN's unity
02:35on important issues in the region,
02:37especially in Segalote in the South China Sea.
02:39For decades, a Code of Conduct has been pursued,
02:42but until now, it has not been completed.
02:44Pursuing a consensus or an agreement
02:47is still the theme of the Prime Minister of the Lao PDR
02:49in his speech in front of the leaders earlier.
02:53In the midst of a changing and changing situation,
02:55the position of the Philippines remains and continues to pursue international law.
03:15We will have a chance to get into more detail maybe in the next couple of days.
03:25Meanwhile, PIA keynote speaker tonight
03:28was President Bongbong Marcos at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.
03:32He praised the government's efforts to make the country business-friendly.
03:38And he particularly invited the leaders to invest in
03:42green metal, battery manufacturing, data centers, and agribusiness.
03:47And live from Vientiane, Lao PDR,
03:50for GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mejrira, your witness.
04:08for GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mejrira, your witness.

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