ASEAN can become world economy driver again — PBBM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is hopeful that the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) can be the main driver of the global economy again, just like what it was pre-pandemic.

Sharing his observations during his debut at the ASEAN Summits, Marcos said members of the regional bloc seem “to agree” that Southeast Asian countries are still able to be the driver of the economy in the next year or two.

During the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits in Cambodia, Marcos said he and his fellow state leaders talked about recovering the economy from the pandemic.

“There are very many similar problems [that we share],” the President said in