CEBU, May 8 — ‌Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said today the regional bloc Asean was standing together to demonstrate its capacity to respond with unity and resolve amid uncertainty ‌and volatility in the ⁠Middle ⁠East.

Marcos, as ⁠chair of the ⁠Association ⁠of South-east Asian Nations, told ⁠a summit of its leaders that the war in Iran ⁠was challenging the 11-member grouping to remain agile ⁠amid “considerable challenges across ⁠our ⁠region and beyond”.  — Reuters