IN LAPU-LAPU City, the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit 2026, held Wednesday, May 6, to Friday, May 8, 2026, transformed the shores of Mactan into a vibrant hub of diplomacy, culture, and regional unity. Presiding over the assembly was Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., chair of Asean EAN 2026, joined by His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.
