{"id":259451,"date":"2020-06-26T05:03:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T09:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=259451"},"modified":"2020-06-26T05:03:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T09:03:38","slug":"duterte-calls-for-recalibrated-asean-plans-to-address-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/26\/duterte-calls-for-recalibrated-asean-plans-to-address-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte calls for recalibrated Asean plans to address Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks on the phone with Socialist Republic of Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Phuc at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang, Manila on May 26, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has sought the recalibration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations\u2019 (Asean) plans to ensure the region\u2019s faster recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Malaca\u00f1ang said Friday.<\/p>\n

Duterte made the call on his fellow Southeast Asian leaders when he delivered a seven-minute speech during the 36th Asean annual summit that was held online for the first time due to the threat posed by Covid-19, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

\u201cSinabi ng Pangulo na bagama\u2019t meron tayong mga<\/em>\u00a0existing cooperation\u00a0dito sa mga<\/em>\u00a0area\u00a0na ito, kinakailangang ma-<\/em>recalibrate\u00a0ang ating mga plano para po tayo ay mas mabilis na maka-<\/em>recover\u00a0dito sa<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 (The President said that while we have existing cooperation, we need to recalibrate our plans to ensure our faster recovery from Covid-19),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Duterte, he said, emphasized the need to step up the promotion of regional connectivity and sustainable supply chains, human capital development, and migrant workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n

The President also urged his fellow Asean leaders to strengthen the regional bloc\u2019s capacity to address future infectious disease outbreaks, Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt sinabi po niya makakamit natin ito sa pamamagitan ng<\/em>\u00a0research and capacity-building\u00a0pagdating po sa<\/em>\u00a0health technology development (He said it could be achieved through research and capacity-building on health technology development),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asean leaders have conducted various virtual meetings with their dialogue partners to come up with strategies intended to defeat Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Arresting the further spread of Covid-19 is the Asean\u2019s top priority.<\/p>\n

\u2018Cohesive, responsive\u2019 response<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the virtual Asean summit, Duterte told his fellow Southeast Asian leaders that there should be a \u201ccohesive and responsive\u201d response to stop the transmission of Covid-19 within the region, Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKinakailangan, sabi ni Pangulo, na magkaroon ng isang<\/em>\u00a0cohesive\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0responsive response\u00a0ang<\/em>\u00a0Asean\u00a0para tayo po ay ma-<\/em>navigate out of this perfect storm of a crisis (The President said the Asean must have a cohesive and responsive response so it can navigate out of this perfect storm of a crisis),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque noted that Duterte also called for greater cooperation and connectivity as the Asean deals with the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

He added that Duterte also welcomed the creation of an Asean Covid-19 response fund to boost the 10-member regional bloc\u2019s efforts to combat Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cSinabi ni Presidente na ang<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19\u00a0ay nag<\/em>-expose\u00a0ng mga<\/em>\u00a0vulnerability\u00a0sa ating mga sistema. Kasama sa mga<\/em>\u00a0vulnerability\u00a0na sinabi ni Presidente ang mga limitasyon ng ating<\/em>\u00a0health care\u00a0at ng ating<\/em>\u00a0social protection systems (The President said Covid-19 has exposed our systems\u2019 vulnerabilities, such as limitations in our health care and social protection),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Economic integration<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Asean country with the highest number of Covid-19 infections is Indonesia, which reported a total of 50,187 confirmed cases.<\/p>\n

It is followed by Singapore (42,736), the Philippines (33,069), Malaysia (8,600), Thailand (3,158), Vietnam (352), Myanmar (293), Brunei (141) Cambodia (130), and Laos (19).<\/p>\n

Roque said most Asean leaders have signified their intent to further boost their economic cooperation to mitigate the adverse impact of the Covid-19 crisis and facilitate the region\u2019s quick recovery.<\/p>\n

He noted that Asean leaders have also agreed to have \u201ccommon responses\u201d to contain Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng naging panawagan ng mas marami sa kanila ay ang mas matindi pang<\/em>\u00a0economic integration\u00a0dahil ito po ang susi para magkaroon ng mas mabilis na pag<\/em>-recover\u00a0dito sa Covid<\/em>\u00a0(Majority of them have sought economic integration because they believe it is the key for faster recovery from Covid-19),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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