Marcos to push for unified ASEAN response to new US tariff schedule

Manila Bulletin

President Marcos will call for a unified regional response to the new tariff schedule recently imposed by the United States, as he left for Malaysia on Sunday, May 25, for the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. (Video courtesy of RTVM)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/05/25/marcos-to-push-for-unified-asean-response-to-new-us-tariff-schedule  Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00I will add to that the list of issues, the discussions which we will continue as we have already had preliminary discussions with the chair of ASEAN, Malaysia, specifically PM Manoir,

00:18on the proper response of ASEAN as a group towards the new tariff schedule that is being imposed by the United States.

00:31And as I said, we have already made informal consultations with our fellow member states and their representatives with the chairman, PM Manoir, on this subject as it is something that we have to discuss and it's something that we have to respond to.

00:58And considering the many different situations that the member states of ASEAN have concerning trade and specifically the tariff schedule imposed by the United States,

01:14we must find a way to find consensus amongst the disparate situations that the different member states are operating under.

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