Thread by @cnnphilippines

THREAD: President Rodrigo Duterte's intervention at the 38th ASEAN Summit.

Duterte says that the road to comprehensive and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be long and difficult #ASEANSummit | @TristanNodalo

@TristanNodalo Duterte also urges the ASEAN Secretariat to expedite the vaccine procurement through the COVID-19 Response Fund.

Duterte: If there are still available funds, then we should purchase more | @TristanNodalo

Duterte tells ASEAN that there should be regional vaccine and research facilities to prepare for future public health emergencies | @TristanNodalo

@TristanNodalo Duterte also highlights the need to operationalize the ASEAN travel corridor arrangement framework to revitalize the economy | @TristanNodalo

@TristanNodalo Duterte also calls for the protection of migrant workers: With or without the pandemic, migrant workers continue to contribute to nation-building... We have to treat them with dignity and respect | @TristanNodalo

@TristanNodalo Duterte renews his call to open a multilateral trading system and a clear roadmap to economic recovery.

He vows that the PH will ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this year | @TristanNodalo