APEC Summit 2015 summary, review for reaction paper

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Check out on this page the summary, highlights and review of the APEC 2015. Students may use this for their reaction paper.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9lZJ4b2xoXQXmbARvvfBz1dryqoJ8apVVnV5wQRcv8Y3reqOCmRrUmOmw7UkhUZj5bsWCSPHZYqEIaxI_4crzbCuWnywRoP2-YwwKbAffK1_zhOlbj5OGPaW6cUiSf0RipK_NYo-w1K7/s1600/APEC-2015-highlights-reaction-paper.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="APEC Summit 2015 summary, review for reaction paper" border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9lZJ4b2xoXQXmbARvvfBz1dryqoJ8apVVnV5wQRcv8Y3reqOCmRrUmOmw7UkhUZj5bsWCSPHZYqEIaxI_4crzbCuWnywRoP2-YwwKbAffK1_zhOlbj5OGPaW6cUiSf0RipK_NYo-w1K7/s640/APEC-2015-highlights-reaction-paper.jpg" title="APEC Summit 2015 summary, review for reaction paper" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />MANILA, Philippines - The recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 summit in Manila with the theme "Building inclusive economies, building a better world" was a success according to President Benigno Aquino III.<br /><br />The APEC which was established in 1989, is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies (not only member countries) that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Member countries include Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, People's Republic of China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Peru, Russian Federation and Vietnam.<br /><br />The highlight of the annual summit was the 23rd Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay on November 18-19, 2015. Heads of government of all APEC members including US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,  Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are among the leaders who arrived in the country.<br /><br />On this culminating event, the 30 APEC technical working groups and committees (Senior Officials) endorsed action plans and statements to Ministers and Leaders for adoption.<br /><br />The Economic Leaders’ Meeting Declaration outlines new commitments for APEC members to take forward over the coming year to build inclusive economies; foster micro, small and medium enterprises’ participation in regional and global markets; build sustainable and resilient communities; invest in human capital development; and enhance the regional economic integration agenda.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n6mAeA9rwJPHVB9heXuFTcC3MJEijx3nb7eK7YanTIC6BiXOj3Yz7eti11dr41dlsuPaPR3PEs0B4HH5lrgjIUDq3BJd5Z1qMKqgb1HvML4BCtganE2MB-hx30RqVK8Z5dHJRT2Y12r2/s1600/AELM-family-photo-.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="APEC Leaders vow for building better economies during Declaration Meeting" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n6mAeA9rwJPHVB9heXuFTcC3MJEijx3nb7eK7YanTIC6BiXOj3Yz7eti11dr41dlsuPaPR3PEs0B4HH5lrgjIUDq3BJd5Z1qMKqgb1HvML4BCtganE2MB-hx30RqVK8Z5dHJRT2Y12r2/s640/AELM-family-photo-.jpg" title="APEC Leaders vow for building better economies during Declaration Meeting" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">APEC Leaders vow for building better economies during Declaration Meeting. Photo: APEC website</td></tr></tbody></table>The Declaration states that while achieving ongoing economic transformation will not be easy, APEC Leaders are confident that APEC members will continue to drive regional and global economic prosperity through quality economic growth, as supported by these collective commitments.<br /><br />In the past couple of days, discussions also took on a broader approach to discuss critical regional and global issues in the Asia-Pacific region such as technological innovation and the challenges presented by the ever-changing global economic milieu.<br /><br />Throughout the year, representatives from all member economies held 229 meetings to advance individual economies and the region at large.<br /><br /><b>The following were discussed in various meetings throughout the year:</b><br /><br />1. Boracay Action Agenda, which will help micro, small, and medium enterprises access the global and regional markets;<br /><br />2. Cebu Action Plan, which will widen entrepreneurial access to financial markets;<br /><br />3. Finalization of the Renewed APEC Agenda for Structural Reform, which will guide economies on which areas they need to reform to achieve sustained growth;<br /><br />4. Disaster Risk Reduction Framework, which recognizes the impact of climate change on our region;<br /><br />5. APEC Strategy for Strengthening Quality Growth, which will guide member countries in undertaking robust, comprehensive, and ambitious structural reforms over the next five years;<br /><br />6. and Leaders approval of the APEC Services Cooperation Framework. The services sector is becoming a more important part of the economic equation. It makes up approximately two-thirds of the GDP in the APEC region.<br /><br />Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama joined Jack Ma of the Alibaba Group, and Filipina engineer Aisa Mijeno in the discussions for the climate change issue and how countries and leaders should act on it now. Jack Ma called for the support and empowerment of the more than 10 million small businesses in the world while Mijeno, the founder of a company who makes ecological lamps that run on salt and water (SALt) emphasized that "climate change is real."<br /><br /><b>Here are the salient points on the partnerships with the member economies as discussed in the Economic Leaders' Meeting:</b><br /><br />1. Mexico will help the Philippines to combat drug trafficking;<br /><br />2. Philippines offered assistance in supporting Papua New Guinea agriculture sector;<br /><br />3. Strategic partnership with Vietnam and Australia for the defense, disaster risk reduction, and food security;<br /><br />4. USA would be turning over to the Philippines a research vessel and a coast guard cutter which will boost the capabilities of our Navy.<br /><br />5. Manila and Tokyo are working on a deal to transfer military equipment to the country;<br /><br />6. Agreement on the Establishment of a Philippine-Russia Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation seeks to facilitate and promote trade and economic cooperation between the two countries;<br /><br />7. Memorandum of understanding between Chile and Philippines on disaster risk reduction management during Bachelet’s state visit;<br /><br />8. South Korea's support for the Philippines's military modernization program;<br /><br />9. Colombia offered knowledge and experience in anti-insurgency and anti-illegal drugs campaign;<br /><br />10. Aquino and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key sought to expand cooperation in the areas of electronics and electrical equipment, automotive, information technology, business process management, engineering services, infrastructure and public-private partnership projects.<br /><br />A number of leaders also expressed their support for the Philippines joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership which will offer access to a far larger market. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed support to the Philippines’ possible accession to the United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership composed of 12 countries.<br /><br />President Aquino thanked the Filipinos for the support on this event. "I am grateful to our countrymen who have expressed their support for our hosting. All my fellow leaders heaped praise on how our people have welcomed them, and their words really made me swell up with pride."<br /><br />On the other hand, several groups of activists staged protests on APEC Week all over Metro Manila to demonstrate their appeal to junk APEC. With this, security of the PNP was tightened or at “maximum tolerance” policy toward protesters.<br /><br />Several netizens also expressed their disappointment over the inflicted traffic caused by road closures in some areas near the venue.<br /><br />Reports said that more than 11,000 attended in the annual summit. Peru will chair APEC throughout 2016 and host the 24th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.</div>

APEC Summit 2015 summary, review for reaction paper

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Kris Aquino apologizes for her 'Quits na' sunburn post

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Presidential sister Kris Aquino on Saturday morning apologized for her 'insensitive comments' comparing her sunburned back to the predicament of thousands who were affected of the road closing during the APEC summit in Manila.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTynYNzuT440zNMUiEIt4B6BErljaVKetd4NgKWIYRs87TS1HcQcs199-DEaxXw5pVjH6siTGoKHhRM-n1oLC6BN6nan0nONNf8udRZ7LgropQCcV0-NmLH7Rzm70XnwhNlbDcoJIJl-6/s1600/Kris-aquino-apology-sunburn-joke.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kris Aquino apology Instagram" border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTynYNzuT440zNMUiEIt4B6BErljaVKetd4NgKWIYRs87TS1HcQcs199-DEaxXw5pVjH6siTGoKHhRM-n1oLC6BN6nan0nONNf8udRZ7LgropQCcV0-NmLH7Rzm70XnwhNlbDcoJIJl-6/s640/Kris-aquino-apology-sunburn-joke.jpg" title="Kris Aquino apology Instagram" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kris Aquino apologized for her 'insensitive' post. Photo Credit: Kris Aquino on Instagram</td></tr></tbody></table>On her Instagram post, the actress who gained ire of netizens humbly apologized on her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-RIeW4yEhA/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">self-depricating humor</a> "Quits na tayo sa lahat ng nahirapan mag commute these past few days, patas ang mundo, patche patche naman ang balat ko" on Thursday night.<br /><br />"I humbly apologize for my self-depricating humor Thursday night that came across as being spoiled and insensitive. I'm sorry," Kris posted. <br /><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: -webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width: 99.375%; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-U9jwuyEkP/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Have a wonderful, stress free, love filled weekend ahead of you. #LoveLoveLove ❤️❤️❤️</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Kris Aquino (@withlovekrisaquino) on <time datetime="2015-11-21T00:56:11+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Nov 20, 2015 at 4:56pm PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br />Kris added that in the future, she will leave joking to her bestfriend comedian Vice Ganda.<br /><br />The Queen of All Media also left good vibe post: 'Have a wonderful, stress free, love filled weekend ahead of you."<br /><br />She got her sunburn after hosting the luncheon for the wives of world leader together with her sisters Pinky, Ballsy and Viel and having some tour at the Fort Santiago on Thursday.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: -webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width: 99.375%; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-QKH0ASEo-/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">From LEFT TO RIGHT: MALAYSIA, VIETNAM, HONG KONG, THAILAND, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, INDONESIA, TAIWAN #APEC2015</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Kris Aquino (@withlovekrisaquino) on <time datetime="2015-11-19T04:09:45+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Nov 18, 2015 at 8:09pm PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: -webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width: 99.375%; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 53.5992217899% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-QAkA1SErd/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">My modern Filipiniana was made in Antipolo, Rizal. Designed by @michaelleyva_ using Tiffany blue neoprene w/ embroidered white beaded lace appliqué. 🇵🇭</a></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Kris Aquino (@withlovekrisaquino) on <time datetime="2015-11-19T02:46:13+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Nov 18, 2015 at 6:46pm PST</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center><br />Did you accept Kris Aquino's apology? Express your thoughts in the comment section below.</div>

Kris Aquino apologizes for her 'Quits na' sunburn post

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IN PHOTOS: World leaders in 'Barong Tagalog' during APEC 2015 Welcome Dinner

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The world leaders gathered at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Welcome Dinner on Wednesday wearing Barong Tagalog made by Filipino fashion designer Paul Cabral.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Upuy9CmNv-Ff7ln5NaybeBzpBLRaCvocolesxzEFhjQ8K6dxIKef4ei4IOCQIkMWNQD6HUd-Xfitq3YFc59Edcl7IOAS8E5wUfGi1hEbgV5_NWl0Pn6N8fc7_Lb_39DPMar60klF3LXK/s1600/Trudeau-NIETO-OBAMA-APEC.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Trudeau, Nieto and Obama" border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Upuy9CmNv-Ff7ln5NaybeBzpBLRaCvocolesxzEFhjQ8K6dxIKef4ei4IOCQIkMWNQD6HUd-Xfitq3YFc59Edcl7IOAS8E5wUfGi1hEbgV5_NWl0Pn6N8fc7_Lb_39DPMar60klF3LXK/s640/Trudeau-NIETO-OBAMA-APEC.jpg" title="Trudeau, Nieto and Obama" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto<br />and US President Barack Obama. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo Credit:  Reuters/Edgar Su</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Within APEC, it is customary for the host economy to provide Leaders with cultural attires to wear for the annual family photo. Just as when the Philippines first hosted APEC in 1996, the Economic Leaders this year were given barongs to wear during the photo session. Even the women wore variations of the embroidered formal shirt.<br /><br />“Our provision of formal wear for the world leaders is reflective of our renowned hospitality and conveys our people’s warm welcome,” Cabral said.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDcCSqt6WHOtfcvXY1SI_nvQtbOAmy-mAB1Lhil31lmJ4zIe_XlVL5hxzsvFWO2DiQtyrNDexzG9mkpeYeRPwxwJF7EDg6fJJJPw6SpJpASZv1jTDF3fIYBCwU19GbuJkZks54nCVhtSc/s1600/Paul-Cabral-apec.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Paul Cabral dressed the 21 Economic Leaders." border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDcCSqt6WHOtfcvXY1SI_nvQtbOAmy-mAB1Lhil31lmJ4zIe_XlVL5hxzsvFWO2DiQtyrNDexzG9mkpeYeRPwxwJF7EDg6fJJJPw6SpJpASZv1jTDF3fIYBCwU19GbuJkZks54nCVhtSc/s640/Paul-Cabral-apec.jpg" title="Paul Cabral dressed the 21 Economic Leaders." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul Cabral dressed the 21 Economic Leaders. Photo: apec2015.ph</td></tr></tbody></table>“As a designer,” he says, “there is no greater honor than seeing one’s creation being worn by the different heads of economies. As a Filipino, it gives you so much dignity and pride.”<br /><br />Check out some photos of world leaders wearing barong- who do you think gave justice to Cabral's work? (Photo credit: Edgar Su of Reuters).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuLkn4txgcfnElK5yDVryaG56O6g9uoMhrNNpkHwzWmlW6XqE1gdYdtrTD0bfDrxXl8AqV-Szd7tbSCTFAddrW0EhnY8FQpB0PlPCKtB1T43dqvOXhN5Qq6ZPJFdYPurGizkxOFujPDj9/s1600/APEC-Leaders-with-Spouses-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="APEC Leaders’ Family Photo with Spouses" border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuLkn4txgcfnElK5yDVryaG56O6g9uoMhrNNpkHwzWmlW6XqE1gdYdtrTD0bfDrxXl8AqV-Szd7tbSCTFAddrW0EhnY8FQpB0PlPCKtB1T43dqvOXhN5Qq6ZPJFdYPurGizkxOFujPDj9/s640/APEC-Leaders-with-Spouses-1.jpg" title="APEC Leaders’ Family Photo with Spouses" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">APEC Leaders’ Family Photo with Spouses. Photo: apec2015.ph</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMeJJgT6IrrRt_NqOgAMoXSdWZvsEBwIJEaAH6EuPy8zF1Mf3op1bwinZ3Hc6587vLTCWGkUF_0SXipkIGUSTWm8gej-Dlf91cFwnXAEswWT-tjT_Sdvd0KWu65xAB8tGoCu_oTmwFECl/s1600/APEC-Leaders-with-Spouses-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="APEC Leaders’ Family Photo with Spouses." border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMeJJgT6IrrRt_NqOgAMoXSdWZvsEBwIJEaAH6EuPy8zF1Mf3op1bwinZ3Hc6587vLTCWGkUF_0SXipkIGUSTWm8gej-Dlf91cFwnXAEswWT-tjT_Sdvd0KWu65xAB8tGoCu_oTmwFECl/s640/APEC-Leaders-with-Spouses-2.jpg" title="APEC Leaders’ Family Photo with Spouses." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">APEC Leaders’ Family Photo with Spouses. Photo: apec2015.ph</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RGC0cJkh2RVOxF4jmnYgm82GlZvKA0nc_-hNLNS4wlHTnpFTuty32QheLfOwa9VjTm2LN-_3RfbgmQaZ1ko_d3ZIFn9C66WVl3h2FLu2pM3343dK0f-MN74kSVTwpKDDjZShU_rnLBgB/s1600/apecbarong-Trudeau-NIETO.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RGC0cJkh2RVOxF4jmnYgm82GlZvKA0nc_-hNLNS4wlHTnpFTuty32QheLfOwa9VjTm2LN-_3RfbgmQaZ1ko_d3ZIFn9C66WVl3h2FLu2pM3343dK0f-MN74kSVTwpKDDjZShU_rnLBgB/s640/apecbarong-Trudeau-NIETO.jpg" title="Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdgU4lS8mjPn-Tl0qnPqtBAi3uGVoiP9tYFlLO_tW9uSV2ncqY4w6YhXlsFv2MhyphenhyphenTFzAEMjgyZV5X1EkWxsINOFNoc6O7kwoG7xPE7vIzqkb5mEYbKvujCrLmbXug43VTLl7YZotQyFPI/s1600/apecbarong-sOBAMA-Trudeau.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdgU4lS8mjPn-Tl0qnPqtBAi3uGVoiP9tYFlLO_tW9uSV2ncqY4w6YhXlsFv2MhyphenhyphenTFzAEMjgyZV5X1EkWxsINOFNoc6O7kwoG7xPE7vIzqkb5mEYbKvujCrLmbXug43VTLl7YZotQyFPI/s640/apecbarong-sOBAMA-Trudeau.jpg" title="US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">US President Barack Obama and </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpZodOtlj-NaLHx4x2K-UYdcHHYa69be7ML-Lpknyfk4sNeQWtDSG9CoLi7eDwPscxMz4_CF3Jgy7ePOOodcY7OQG6-loZ71wgdXNXormJZpbN5O6rpJjA_9SMeXPfPambRr2vDCFUKwI/s1600/apecbarong-xi-jinping-medvedev.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev." border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpZodOtlj-NaLHx4x2K-UYdcHHYa69be7ML-Lpknyfk4sNeQWtDSG9CoLi7eDwPscxMz4_CF3Jgy7ePOOodcY7OQG6-loZ71wgdXNXormJZpbN5O6rpJjA_9SMeXPfPambRr2vDCFUKwI/s640/apecbarong-xi-jinping-medvedev.jpg" title="Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvyHDCQO8IZ77zNaeis_R0zr7WK7PdqPtmjUAjwc8U6Z2jyNDit_2-oajcXhknLyabGubLKVXJq_oLdLFxoVRPkYL12wfr55Tan1ZY0eXkgrQ14enWdMDIHkDr3w4CZB4fIKC1L25_iaN/s1600/colombia-apec.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemencia Rodriguez Munera " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvyHDCQO8IZ77zNaeis_R0zr7WK7PdqPtmjUAjwc8U6Z2jyNDit_2-oajcXhknLyabGubLKVXJq_oLdLFxoVRPkYL12wfr55Tan1ZY0eXkgrQ14enWdMDIHkDr3w4CZB4fIKC1L25_iaN/s640/colombia-apec.JPG" title="Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemencia Rodriguez Munera " width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemencia Rodriguez Munera</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaoRHjGnQkDe2oapcj6NvJyWIXPNL1xjLwfJ-7IV0oHWE2AmdH3ZBEelM8PtE8ZRl-oWdPuIEMKbIkKeEj2XsqCYNhYv5iQ78FaTlhgnDYtsUHhTSAePfOryCy0kOctfIHMUYkshVNp-k/s1600/hongkong-chief-exec-apec.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chief Executive of Hong Kong Leung Chun-ying and his wife Regina Tong Ching-yi " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaoRHjGnQkDe2oapcj6NvJyWIXPNL1xjLwfJ-7IV0oHWE2AmdH3ZBEelM8PtE8ZRl-oWdPuIEMKbIkKeEj2XsqCYNhYv5iQ78FaTlhgnDYtsUHhTSAePfOryCy0kOctfIHMUYkshVNp-k/s640/hongkong-chief-exec-apec.JPG" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong Leung Chun-ying and his wife Regina Tong Ching-yi " width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chief Executive of Hong Kong Leung Chun-ying and his wife Regina Tong Ching-yi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBrnGY8zSN-WgoMRgKxB94g7kWWItcIRjqP5393S9Y2zFi0Zn2LCzyK7-yvrg-JnidC_D4YaKHwqyUVl962pe4FoKkE7xDRF8VRSoO-AptIo3BAOuF3cYZS0kLjBHTuXhzDa7k9wrCloA/s1600/Japan-ABE.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wearing the traditional Philippine "barong", and wife Akie" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBrnGY8zSN-WgoMRgKxB94g7kWWItcIRjqP5393S9Y2zFi0Zn2LCzyK7-yvrg-JnidC_D4YaKHwqyUVl962pe4FoKkE7xDRF8VRSoO-AptIo3BAOuF3cYZS0kLjBHTuXhzDa7k9wrCloA/s640/Japan-ABE.JPG" title="Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wearing the traditional Philippine "barong", and wife Akie" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wearing the traditional Philippine "barong", and wife Akie</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

IN PHOTOS: World leaders in 'Barong Tagalog' during APEC 2015 Welcome Dinner

MANILA, Philippines - The world leaders gathered at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Welcome...

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LIVESTREAM: APEC 2015 Economic Leaders' Meeting, November 18-19

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The highlights of the year-long Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the 23rd Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay on November 18-19, 2015.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvo8YZUO72ZbtCc_O5BRSaLqxTQmKtWscJ0Ym1Sk45aYQzfYrbovSXHtrQaH7KtMoLDBGCan9R2bXIGA8TL_R7HK6yWWQMDUcMSEBIheq5FmkN1Nz79lPzz_l7opOXlq29TiW02fpCXtt/s1600/APEC-2015-LIVESTREAM.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="APEC 2015 Economic Leaders' Meeting, November 18-19" border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvo8YZUO72ZbtCc_O5BRSaLqxTQmKtWscJ0Ym1Sk45aYQzfYrbovSXHtrQaH7KtMoLDBGCan9R2bXIGA8TL_R7HK6yWWQMDUcMSEBIheq5FmkN1Nz79lPzz_l7opOXlq29TiW02fpCXtt/s640/APEC-2015-LIVESTREAM.png" title="APEC 2015 Economic Leaders' Meeting, November 18-19" width="560" /></a></div><br />In the culminating event, more than 30 APEC technical working groups and committees (Senior Officials) are expected to endorse action plans and statements to Ministers and Leaders, for adoption.<br /><br />US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are among the big guns for APEC 2015. Two APEC first-timers: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/11/apechottie-trudeau-nieto-make-netizens-swoon-trend-on-twitter.html" rel="nofollow">Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau</a>, and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also joined.<br /><br />The host country provides the livestream feed of the this year's biggest and historical event.<br /><br />WATCH: APEC 2015 Economic Leaders' Meeting, November 18 (video courtesy of APEC official website)<br /><br /><center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6yTDWrWXUN4" width="600"></iframe></center></center><br />LIVE UPDATES: The comprehensive coverage of APEC 2015 (courtesy of @apec2015ph) <br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="666802460439089152" href="https://twitter.com/apec2015ph" rel="nofollow">Tweets by @apec2015ph</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br />The APEC process thus comes full circle when the Ministers and Leaders, in the form of the Joint (Foreign Affairs and Trade) Ministerial Statement and Leaders’ Declaration, issue their policy guidance for the APEC year ahead and long-term vision.<br /><br />APEC 2015 had a total of 229 meetings, including meetings under the APEC Finance Ministers’ Process, sectoral ministerial meetings and high-level policy dialogues, and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) as the private sector arm of APEC.<br /><br />10 Things to Know for 2015 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting<br /><br />The 21 members of APEC referred to as “member economies”—which account for approximately 40 percent of the world’s population, approximately 54 percent of world GDP and about 47 percent of world trade.<br /><br />The main objective is to boost trade and inclusive, sustainable growth in the Pacific Rim. <br /><br />Here are the ten things to know about the proceedings: economies in transition, opening new era of growth for all members, regional economic integration, tackles next generation trade and investment issues, seek game changing trade and growth-boosting measures, push to deliver environment goods tariff reductions, new action agenda for micro, small and medium enterprise participation in regional and global markets, fighting inequality, mitigating climate change and new disaster risks and connectivity and security amid rising threats.<br /><br />This is the second time that the country hosted the regional economic forum of the leaders of APEC member economies. The first AELM in the Philippines was held from November 24 to 25, 1996, at Subic Bay, Zambales.</div>

LIVESTREAM: APEC 2015 Economic Leaders' Meeting, November 18-19

MANILA, Philippines - The highlights of the year-long Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the 23rd Economic Leaders' Meetin...

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Philippines on its highest alert for APEC 2015 and other things you need to know

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Aquino government will 'graciously welcome' its international powerhouse set of guests for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting from Wednesday to Thursday (November 18 and 19), but aside from that there are other events that will transpire prior to the leaders’ meeting itself.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PJWdM2zfnlh-6gQwyeB5iMvCu6QDUTiUXUHo3kLygOE9EyjlM_YpmenmfG8z9AzARYWcHT64C2aCNG9rVZ8XZ95ET34c9fEZMpVP96EyIp0MaeFul-_2TUszSwo5UoQKhU7-zN7lzhkt/s1600/APEC-schedule-events.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Philippines is now on its highest alert to ensure the safety and security of everyone for APEC 2015" border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PJWdM2zfnlh-6gQwyeB5iMvCu6QDUTiUXUHo3kLygOE9EyjlM_YpmenmfG8z9AzARYWcHT64C2aCNG9rVZ8XZ95ET34c9fEZMpVP96EyIp0MaeFul-_2TUszSwo5UoQKhU7-zN7lzhkt/s640/APEC-schedule-events.png" title="The Philippines is now on its highest alert to ensure the safety and security of everyone for APEC 2015" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Philippines is now on its highest alert to ensure the safety and security of everyone for APEC 2015</td></tr></tbody></table><b>APEC Summit 2015 Schedule</b><br /><br />As of today, two of the planned events has already began last Friday (November 13) with the APEC Voices of the Future, with 20 young Filipinos representing the country within the pool of 120 selected youth delegates coming from other APEC member economies.<br /><br />The first day of the two-day APEC Ministerial Meeting event already commenced Monday as well as the APEC SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Summit in which some notable personalities like Maria Ressa, CEO of social news network Rappler, Asia Society’s President Josette Sheeran and Karen Reddington, FedEx Asia Pacific’s President joined the event.<br /><br /><br /><b>Who’s in Manila already? Chile, Papua New Guinea, Colombia and Taiwan first to arrive</b><br /><br />Chile’s first-ever woman president Michelle Bachelet was the ‘first’ to arrive in Manila last Sunday (November 15) for the APEC meeting and was welcomed by Vice President Jejomar Binay upon her arrival at NAIA Terminal 2.<br /><br />Bachelet was followed by Prime Minister Peter Charles Paire O’Neil of Papua New Guinea who arrived Monday afternoon (November 16). Other leaders who arrived Monday were Taiwan’s former Vice President Vincent Siew (01:20 P.M.) at NAIA Terminal 1 and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (04:13 P.M.).<br /><br />US President Barack Obama will arrive today (Tuesday) with his much-vaunted “pivot to Asia.”<br /><br />UPDATE: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/11/us-president-barack-obama-arrives-in-manila-for-apec-2015-summit.html" rel="nofollow">US President Barack Obama arrives in Manila for APEC Summit 2015</a><br /><b><br /></b><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/11/putin-withdraws-for-apec-2015-kris-aquino-to-host-luncheon.html" rel="nofollow">Putin withdraws for APEC 2015 in Manila; Kris Aquino to host luncheon for APEC Leaders' Spouses</a><br /><br /><b>No classes from November 17-20 in NCR, roads closed and flights are cancelled too</b><br /><br />Classes in all levels will be suspended too while the APEC leaders are in Manila for their meeting.<br /><br />In an earlier Proclamation 1072, s. 2015, Malacañan declared the dates of November 18 and 19 as special non-working holidays in NCR. CHED and DepEd meanwhile added the November 17 and 20 as no-school days to give way for the international event and protect the welfare of the students from the hassles of commuting from an expected heavy traffic that the arrival of APEC leaders will bring.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhgYldYurCS-ABZKaz1usIkUaiom5uR6hc-U1s9VVnBZ6CFevphh2kRSEjzfvu5x-1vnTfqpiw9fO9h95ifnzq8lOs46Hua4ydIm2PKN0LnAjS6GPZoyQPm-ElOcHhNpJK80YYCBaLy6c/s1600/closed-roads-apec-summit.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="closed roads APEC Summit" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhgYldYurCS-ABZKaz1usIkUaiom5uR6hc-U1s9VVnBZ6CFevphh2kRSEjzfvu5x-1vnTfqpiw9fO9h95ifnzq8lOs46Hua4ydIm2PKN0LnAjS6GPZoyQPm-ElOcHhNpJK80YYCBaLy6c/s640/closed-roads-apec-summit.png" title="closed roads APEC Summit" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Commuters should braced themselves for a rough week for road closures and flight cancellations</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Philippine Airlines (PAL) has already announced the cancellation of its 211 flights (115 domestic, 96 international) while budget carrier Air Asia Philippines cancelled its 84 flights (74 domestic, 10 international). Cebu Pacific cancelled 146 of its flights already for this week too.<br /><br /><b>Paris attack threatens APEC 2015, PNP and AFP on red alert status</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUEdaGOJvSgo1YCShFaZJxbH-RCw1Iw2IntOeCeEVAgSYPe3g_r_bPLTmrlSkS-9ZpYVOlnByQlQanLjRCNtCURaci1Y_557SKJiNuYJZEODk1yfbpNvsVk-5PygJI3_Xl9aeJCZqD5Ay/s1600/paris-attack-memory.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Thousands gathered at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to remember the victims of Paris attack" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUEdaGOJvSgo1YCShFaZJxbH-RCw1Iw2IntOeCeEVAgSYPe3g_r_bPLTmrlSkS-9ZpYVOlnByQlQanLjRCNtCURaci1Y_557SKJiNuYJZEODk1yfbpNvsVk-5PygJI3_Xl9aeJCZqD5Ay/s640/paris-attack-memory.jpg" title="Thousands gathered at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to remember the victims of Paris attack" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thousands gathered at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to remember the victims of Paris attack last week. <br />Photo credit: www.edition.cnn.com</td></tr></tbody></table>The country’s security force is all set to ensure the safety and security of the international delegates as well as the local community as it beefs up its security measures amidst the <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/11/breaking-news-at-least-153-dead-in-paris-attacks-on-friday-the-13th.html" rel="nofollow">terror attack that happened in Paris</a>, France last November 13-14 in which more than a hundred victims died.<br /><br />PNP Director General Ricardo Marquez announced that all the units of the country’s police force are on their highest alert status, resonating with the country’s pledge to act as a ‘good host’ by ensuring the safety of everyone. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) already raised their status to red alert a day ahead the APEC events.<br /><br /><b>‘No work, no pay’ for workers during APEC Leaders’ Meeting, DOLE Sec. Baldoz</b><br /><br />For workers, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said that the ‘no work, no pay’ scheme will be in effect during the APEC 2015 in Manila unless their companies has a policy of providing payment for workers working on such occasions.<br /><br />Read: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/11/dole-announces-pay-rules-for-apec-holidays-in-ncr.html" rel="nofollow">DOLE announces pay rules for APEC holidays in NCR</a><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Filipino designer Paul Cabral to dress APEC Leaders</b><br /><b><br /></b> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRySzp9BwFx-ZItvg9PXd_-x7dOU1hBaWixB4ILTCdj-NW-I-831JB2iq-1Y1rmPEsUlriZ1cDIx4ZFM-tcxN_KoqhmLpe98Si0evgk55hF91TbWmOodOSR99JtJwq0izN8urRS-gfnCM/s1600/paul-cabral-apec.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" Paul Cabral to dress APEC Leaders" border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRySzp9BwFx-ZItvg9PXd_-x7dOU1hBaWixB4ILTCdj-NW-I-831JB2iq-1Y1rmPEsUlriZ1cDIx4ZFM-tcxN_KoqhmLpe98Si0evgk55hF91TbWmOodOSR99JtJwq0izN8urRS-gfnCM/s640/paul-cabral-apec.jpg" title=" Paul Cabral to dress APEC Leaders" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Designer Paul Cabral poses with his barong creations to be worn by APEC leaders in Manila. <br />Photo credit: GMA News online</td></tr></tbody></table>As part of its tradition, leaders of the APEC usually wears the traditional dress of the host country in which the summit is being held.<br /><br />For APEC in Manila, celebrated Filipino designer Paul Cabral acquired the task to dress the leaders.<br /><br />Each leader will wear a barong that has a very special design on them, representing something from their respective cultures.<br /><br />President Benigno Aquino III will wear a barong bearing ancestral houses of the country as embroidered designs on it. <b><i>- Michael Santiago/TheSummitExpress</i></b></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The president of United States Barack Obama arrived in Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' meeting on Tuesday morning, November 17, 2015.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhGxPZSFl-7kgZX6e7iPG22ZUd_S7x9zoe7JklPpt2sQbEqHxbOdEag6ExqO9Js-94z_WT75rWvEJXh8x1mC9VXRZtckFXZLdlHebh5pYiBxb5G6OWYimhOMCHcpU-Qd88opCFDnDr4U_/s1600/Barack-obama-manila-1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="US President Barack Obama arrives in Manila for APEC Summit 2015" border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhGxPZSFl-7kgZX6e7iPG22ZUd_S7x9zoe7JklPpt2sQbEqHxbOdEag6ExqO9Js-94z_WT75rWvEJXh8x1mC9VXRZtckFXZLdlHebh5pYiBxb5G6OWYimhOMCHcpU-Qd88opCFDnDr4U_/s640/Barack-obama-manila-1.png" title="US President Barack Obama arrives in Manila for APEC Summit 2015" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA! @APEC2015PH</td></tr></tbody></table>The Air Force One carrying U.S. Pres. Obama has landed at Balagbag-Villamor Air Base at 11:19 a.m.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE9Jp4BFLAoIzryrLKCv1DvJAMH67SaL6sWG0M-WdA5uaNGc9g7HUhbB_EyYSCuM5Pxmg3P3-c-Wg5BRWTW1tl6JIuT_o7xxvP7Xbtf7URBbhOFS1qiV922V7-qbzY4cUE2yUVgiGtQsk/s1600/Barack-obama-manila-2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Obama in MANILA" border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE9Jp4BFLAoIzryrLKCv1DvJAMH67SaL6sWG0M-WdA5uaNGc9g7HUhbB_EyYSCuM5Pxmg3P3-c-Wg5BRWTW1tl6JIuT_o7xxvP7Xbtf7URBbhOFS1qiV922V7-qbzY4cUE2yUVgiGtQsk/s640/Barack-obama-manila-2.png" title="Obama in MANILA" width="560" /></a></div><br />Obama, fresh from the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey was welcomed by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Cuisia Jr, and US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg.<br /><br />The American president will stay at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila.<br /><br />Obama is scheduled to speak at the CEO Summit on Wednesday (November 18) and to be joined by other leaders including President Benigno Aquino III. On Thursday (November 19), he will join the APEC Leaders' Retreat.<br /><br />Obama's meeting with Aquino is expected to touch on regional tensions over the South China Sea and enhanced military cooperation. He is set to reinforce trade and security ties with the economically dynamic region.<br /><br />After the APEC Summit, he will then fly to Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN and East Asia meetings.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/11/philippines-on-its-highest-alert-for-apec-2015-other-things-you-need-to-know.html" rel="nofollow">Philippines on its highest alert for APEC 2015 and other things you need to know</a></div>

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