ASEAN should adhere to rule of law in face of 'unilateral actions,' Philippines' top diplomat says

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From left, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof pose for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Cebu, Philippines Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (Jam Sta Rosa/Pool Photo via AP)