ORLY: Secretary Martin, good morning.
SEC. ANDANAR: Good morning Ka Orly. Good morning sa lahat ng nakikinig sa programa mo.
ORLY: Okay, congratulations to you and all, lahat napakarami kasama siguro sa paghahanda ng opening ceremony. Pero it was one of the best at maraming nagsasabi na maganda talaga ang naging opening ceremony natin.
SEC. ANDANAR: Maraming salamat, Ka Orly. Ito naman ay talagang concerted efforts sa pangunguna ng ating mga organizing committee. You know we’ve had months and months of preparation since the opening of the ASEAN 30th noong Abril, iyong 50th noong August at 31st naman ngayong Nobyembre; so at least nakita ng buong mundo ang talent ng Pilipino.
ORLY: Merong nagtatanong sa akin, sino ba ang director doon sa actual ceremony?
SEC. ANDANAR: Hindi ko masyadong kilala iyong first name nung Director, but he have been working with the ASEAN since day 1, noong sa opening nung Abril and…sa opening naman hanggang ngayon nakita natin na very professional talaga. I think the group has handled this. It’s been a group that he have been doing this for years.
ORLY: Secretary Martin, ano ba ang maasahan, ano ba ang nakatutok na mga aktibidadis na importante sa araw na ito?
SEC. ANDANAR: Well, first of all, before I get to this day. Kahapon po naghiwalay kami ni Presidente ng mga alas-onse na ng gabi. We just finished the meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev na kung saan ay mga pumirma ng kontrata of cooperation, accreditation sa media.
Sunud-sunod talaga Ka Orly. Tignan mo naman iyong schedule kahapon from opening to the ASEAN-COS, ASEAN-plenary, ASEAN-Japan, ASEAN-Korea at ASEAN-China. Talagang full packed. And hindi nga ata nakadalo si Presidente doon sa ASEAN-United Nations. Kasi sobrang late na talaga, pagod na.
But today, we will begin with the 20th ASEAN plus 3, ang commemorative summit ng alas-nuwebe, and then pagkatapos iyong ASEAN-Canada a 40th anniversary.
Tapos ang third, 11:30 ay iyong ASEAN-EU 40th anniversary commemorative summit and then 12:30 iyong luncheon naman ng ating Pangulo sa ASEAN head of state and government. Tapos by 1:30 nandiyan iyong inaabangan na East Asia Summit. Tapos by 3:45, may regional comprehensive economic partnership leaders meeting and then 5:00 p.m. ASEAN-India, tapos 6:00 p.m signing of the ASEAN consensus on the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers.
ORLY: Iyan iyong initiative natin, hindi ba, matagal na nating initiative eh.
SEC. ANDANAR: Oo, matagal na. Tapos by 7:00 p.m ay iyong closing ceremony na ng 31st ASEAN Summit at iyong handover ng chairmanship to the Republic of Singapore.
ORLY: I see, mamayang gabi iyon.
SEC. ANDANAR: Oo, tapos meron pang bilateral meeting sa gabi after ng press conference with the New Zealand Prime Minister, iyong pinakabata si Jacinda Ardern.
ORLY: Bagong-bago. So far, so good naman. Wala namang major glitches and hitches?
SEC. ANDANAR: Ay so far, so good. In fact, all of the counterparts of the President ay talagang magkasundo sila eh. The President hitched it off with all of his counterparts lalung-lalo na kay President Donald Trump at kay President Dmitry Medvedev kagabi. Talagang kitang-kita mo na tuwang-tuwa iyong dalawa na magkasama. And every time na nagmi-meeting sa dulo ng meeting, it looks very positive and very promising ang relationship ng ating bansa doon sa ka-meeting ng ating Pangulo.
ORLY: Marami naman sa media ang nagtatanong, napag-usapan ba iyong human rights?
SEC. ANDANAR: Well, alam mo hindi naman talaga siya napag-usapan eh. I think especially doon kay President Donald Trump parang ang nangyari doon ay nabanggit lang ng Pangulo na ito iyong naging problema nila ni dating President Barack Obama. Tapos magko-comment ngayon si President Donald Trump na ganoon talaga pati kami hindi kami nagkasundo, iyong mga ganoon, nagtatawanan na lang.
So hindi talaga siya nabanggit in the sense that it was questioned or kailangan pag-usapan, hindi talaga siya nabanggit. I think there was just one reporter who tried to ask question… during that time there was a press, before the start of the bilateral of President Duterte and President Obama. But in terms of talagang tinanong ni Obama—tinanong ni Donald Trump… President Donald Trump, hindi po nangyari iyon.
ORLY: So by in large ano ba ang masasabi mong impression mo, we are doing a relatively well on track as far all the preparations are concerned and what is happening now.
SEC. ANDANAR: Opo, tama iyon Ka Orly. We are on track and on top of that, I really saw a President Rodrigo Roa Duterte managed the entire 31st ASEAN Summit very well and in fact, nakita ko na from last year’s ASEAN doon sa Lao hanggang ngayon, nakita natin na nag-standout talaga si President as a Chairman and he really stood up and he is beginning to like for—now he is already the leader of developing country.
ORLY: Thank you very much, Secretary Martin Andanar ng PCOO. Thank you very much for answering our call.
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