AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoASEAN and Myanmar: Ahead of the Manila summit, Human Rights Watch urged Southeast Asian leaders to press Myanmar’s junta to halt attacks, allow aid and return to civilian rule, and reject its disputed elections. Summit accountability: The Philippine government says its ₱22.9-billion hosting budget is open to audit; welfare officials are also giving ₱10,000 and food packs to vendors whose livelihoods are disrupted by summit security measures. Civil society: More than 1,000 University of the Philippines Los Baños students and staff began a protest march opposing the US-led Pax Silica initiative, which the Philippines joined in April. Pacific climate and health: Researchers and regional partners launched a declaration promoting sustainable school meals to address child malnutrition, chronic disease and environmental pressures. Digital sovereignty: Malaysia says it is ASEAN’s only country at Tier 1 readiness for post-quantum cryptography, and is developing local expertise and a sovereign AI cloud. Industrial policy: Japan is weighing temporary government takeovers of private facilities that make products critical to economic security.
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