{"id":97508,"date":"2017-04-08T20:31:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T00:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=97508"},"modified":"2017-04-08T20:31:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T00:31:33","slug":"rapid-intl-response-needed-in-wake-of-shrinking-global-community-dnd-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/08\/rapid-intl-response-needed-in-wake-of-shrinking-global-community-dnd-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid int&#8217;l response needed in wake of shrinking global community: DND chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_97509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97509\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/16403187_240916323020855_1731249560033652221_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97509\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/16403187_240916323020855_1731249560033652221_o.jpg\" alt=\"Rapid int'l response needed in wake of shrinking global community: DND chief (Photo: Delfin Lorenzana\/ Facebook)\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/16403187_240916323020855_1731249560033652221_o.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/16403187_240916323020855_1731249560033652221_o-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rapid int&#8217;l response needed in wake of shrinking global community: DND chief (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/dellorenzana\">Delfin Lorenzana\/ Facebook)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CEBU CITY\u2013With the global community shrinking fast, there is an urgent need for an international response should disasters and other security threats befall any nation.<\/p>\n<p>This was the rationale behind the just concluded ASEAN Defense Senior Officials&#8217; Meeting held here early this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a result, various security threats, such as terrorism, illegal drugs, human trafficking, cybercrimes, and disasters now go beyond borders and often need a quick response on an international scale,&#8221; National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed to the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in a message.<\/p>\n<p>These threats are further exacerbated by rapid advancements in communication and transportation, he added.<\/p>\n<p>With these threats around, the DND chief said it is important that the Philippines craft closer defense ties with its neighbors for better coordination.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzana said ASEAN defense officials also aim to create a mechanism to prevent miscalculations in areas of common maritime concerns, and develop strategies to counter unwelcome superpower advances and their rivalries in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The ASEAN groups 10 Southeast Asian states that promote intergovernmental cooperation and facilitate economic integration.<\/p>\n<p>Since its formation on Aug. 8, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, the organization&#8217;s membership has expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Its principal aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, and sociocultural evolution among its members, alongside the protection of regional stability and the provision of a mechanism for member countries to resolve differences peacefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEBU CITY\u2013With the global community shrinking fast, there is an urgent need for an international response should disasters and other &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":97509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,95],"tags":[595,3412,1726],"class_list":["post-97508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-news-ph","tag-asean","tag-dnd","tag-security","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}