Duterte pushes free trade system

By Glee Jalea

Nov 04, 2019 12:46 am

President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a deeper economic integration between member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to counter protectionism and trade-related tensions as Asean leaders vowed to transcend conflicts over trade policies and territorial disputes for the sake of stronger economies and regional stability.

UNITY PHOTO President Rodrigo Duterte (second from left) links hands with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi (far left)and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (third from left) during the group photo at the 16th Asean-India Summit held in Bangkok. Alsowith them are (from right) Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. AP PHOTO

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