The Philippines will also take over Myanmar as ASEAN chair in 2026.
JAKARTA: Southeast Asian leaders have agreed to set up a “troika mechanism” comprising the immediate past, current and incoming chairs of their regional grouping to tackle the crisis in Myanmar, with the Philippines set to replace the junta-run country at the helm in 2026.
Mdm Marsudi added that ASEAN leaders have also reviewed the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus put in place since April 2021, and decided that it should remain the main reference to address the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar. Earlier on Tuesday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr had reportedly told fellow leaders that his country was ready to step in and replace Myanmar as ASEAN chair, which isSpeaking during the first day of a three-day ASEAN summit in Jakarta, President Marcos said: “It is my pleasure to announce that the Philippines is ready to take the helm and chair ASEAN in 2026.”
Jakarta-based international relations expert from non-governmental organisation Centre of Strategic and International Studies Lina Alexandra believes that the move to replace Myanmar with the Philippines as ASEAN chair in 2026 means that the crisis there is forecast to continue till then. The rotating ASEAN chair would need to prepare the agenda for the chairmanship at least a year or two in advance, and Mdm Alexandra believes that this would be difficult for Myanmar given the current situation in the country.
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