United States President Donald Trump is expected to hold talks with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila next week, but he is not due to land half an hour before the formal close of the ASEAN summit.

In a statement on Thursday, November 12, the Bureau of Customs said that Nepomuceno is stepping down as customs chief after 16 months of service.

About 70% of the proposed South China Sea code of conduct has been "agreed," a Department of Foreign Affairs official said.

"An answer which may be unsatisfactory is not inherently contemptible."

The Philippines is expected to sign the Pax Silica framework before the end of 2026, though not during the ASEAN Summit.

Only 10 government agencies have so far filed personal data breach notifications with the National Privacy Commission.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is focusing on the “second-round effects” of global supply shocks and the risk of eroding public trust as the country faces “a difficult combination” of rising inflation and sluggish growth.

The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte resumes Thursday, November 12, with the defense set to present a representative from the Bank of the Philippine Islands as its sole bank witness.

US President Donald Trump is expected to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit in Manila on November 17, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, November 11.