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<p>MALAYSIA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on its opening day Sunday, October 26, 2025.</p><p>Following the signing of the declaration of Timor-Leste’s accession to the regional bloc, Marcos Jr. held a bilateral talk with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet where the Cambodian leader expressed support for the Philippines’ upcoming ASEAN chairship in 2026.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-5" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:1084px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1982273430079643939&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-10-26T00%3A47%3A19.390904%3A79fa3a03-22d1-4a79-ba58-b126dd43e1b0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=9dce374dc9f73ddccf58d31abc0f3aca488190b9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1982273430079643939"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The two leaders also discussed the possible deployment of ASEAN observers to Myanmar’s elections to be held in December “to support the country’s return to democratic processes”, according to the Presidential Communications Office.</p><p>He also met with Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul where Marcos Jr. conveyed his sympathies for the passing of Thailand’s former Queen Sirikit.</p><p>The two Southeast Asian leaders also agreed to boost ties in areas of tourism, agriculture, trade and investments including engagement with the private sector. </p><p>The Philippine president also met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney where the strong people-to-people exchanges between the two countries were highlighted, according to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro.</p><p>“Nagpasalamat din po ang Pangulo sa Canada dahil sa pagsuporta sa Pilipinas patungkol sa shared values including the international law, particularly UNCLOS [United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea],” she said.   </p><p>Marcos also met with Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi as well as the European Council and the United Nations Sunday afternoon. </p><p>Marcos Jr. will attend at least 14 high-level meetings and participate in three signing ceremonies beginning Sunday.</p><p>Several events are slated on the kickoff day including the Handover Ceremony of the Second Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) at the ASEAN Summit Plenary.</p><p>Related summits are also lined up namely the 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit, 3rd Asia Zero-Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders’ Meeting, 22nd ASEAN-India Summit, 13th ASEAN-United States Summit.</p><p>A dinner of Bloomberg Business Summit at ASEAN will be held at the evening as a side event.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/10/26/asean-summit-torn-between-china-and-the-us-0947"><strong>ASEAN summit: Torn between China and the US</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-cNQg8Cu8zQ?si=WLuwJCVJHldaPe0T" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on its opening day Sunday, October 26, 2025.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on its opening day Sunday, October 26, 2025.

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Marcos Jr. holds bilateral talks with Canada, Thailand

Harlene Delgado,

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Published October 26, 2025 01:02 PM PHT

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Updated October 26, 2025 03:54 PM PHT

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