ASEANST NOTES

terms na sinasabi sa synch:

– borders are a social construct
– UNCLOS
– nine dash line
– EEZ
– khmer rouge
– pol pot
– ease of doing business index

———— MODULE 1 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ASEAN

Pre-ASEAN Southeast Asia

– Colonization
– 9 out of 10 AMS have been colonized by a western power
– Cold War
– international structure had undergone an alteration and was
dominated by superpowers with a system called bipolar (US and
USSR)
– Young Nation
– AMS were concentrating more on strenghtening internal security
and economic development
– Impact
– what do you think are the impact of these hhistorical context to
the historical development of ASEAN

Historical timeline of ASEAN

1. SEAFET
– Southeast Asia Friendship and Economic Treaty (Jan. 1959)
– members:
– Malaysia and Philippines
– purpose:
– bilateral and multilateral agreements on trade, economy, and
education
– collapse
 – it experienced failure due to disagreement of several Southeast
Asian countires

2. ASA
– Association of Southeast Asia (July 31, 1961)
– members:
– Malaysia, Thailand, and Philippines
– Purpose:
– peace and regional stability
– economic cooperation in the field of economy, social sciences
and culture
– provide training facility research for the benefit of everybody
– collapse:
– withdrawal of the Philippines because of their territorial dispute
with Malaysia over Sabah

3. MAPHILINDO
– Greater Malayan Confederation (Malaysia, Philippines, and
Indonesia) July 1963
– members:
– Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia
– purpose:
– create cooperation in the field of economy, culture, and social
sciences
– end dispute between the member states
– collapse:
– member states emphasized their national interest over regional
interest (M. Patmanathan, 1980: 23)

4. Bangkok Declaration
– Establishment of ASEAN (Aug. 8, 1967)

5. ASEAN Today
– Complete 10 ASEAN Member States after Cambodia joined in April
30, 1999
– founding members:
– Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
– purpose:
 – establish cooperation in the field of political security, economy,
social and culture

Membership timeline
1. Aug 8, 1967
– Indonesia
– Malaysia
– Philippines
– Singapore
– Thailand

2. Jan 7, 1984
– Brunei

3. July 28, 1995

– Vietnam

4. July 23, 1997

– Lao PDR
– Myanmar

5. APril 30, 1999

– Cambodia

intro:
– ASEAN-ness
– historical essentialism
– modernity/colonial mentality
– orientalism

Modernity:
– westphalia/borders
– official narratives
– post-independence nation-state as 1st actor
– fluid pre-modern SEA identities orientalist disciplines

Critiques/blind spots;
– cross-border gray zone
 – scholar-policymaker cooperations
– nations within nations
– mobile mairitime diasporas
– inter-ASEAN families/marriages

conclusion:
– to be relevant, ASEAN needs to be aware of its philosophical,
methodological, and analytical blind spots

———————— PODCAST SCRIPT - paraphrase for hw

Early Southeast Asia

– initially founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and
Thailand on Aug 8 1967
– expanded to include Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia
– pre-colonial southeast asia was a multi-polar world with overlapping
spheres of geographic, economic, and political system all co-
existing simultaneously. it was under such a fluid environment that
the identities of pre-colonial southeast asians were multi-faceted
and organic

Colonialism
– colonial rule was to replace the pre-existing indegenous worldviews
and cosmology by introducing to an another-wise borderles,
multifaceted and fluid world of southeast asia, the divisive language
game of national sovereignty, racial categories and exclusive identity
– Under Britain: Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar and Singapore;
– Under France: Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam;
– Under the Spanish: The Philippines;
– and Under the Dutch, Indonesia

Cold War
– international structure had undergone an alteration and was
dominated by superpowers with a system called bipolar (US and
USSR)
Historical Development
SEAFET
– Southeast Asia Friendship and Economic Treaty (Jan. 1959)
– members:
– Malaysia and Philippines
– aim:
– limited to economy, trade and education
– purpose:
– bilateral and multilateral agreements on trade, economy, and
education
– collapse
– it experienced failure due to disagreement of several Southeast
Asian countires

ASA
– Association of Southeast Asia (July 31, 1961)
– members:
– Malaysia, Thailand, and Philippines
– Purpose:
– peace and regional stability
– economic cooperation in the field of economy, social sciences
and culture
– provide training facility research for the benefit of everybody
– collapse:
– experienced failure due to the conflict and objection between
countries, specifically between Malaya and Philippines.
– withdrawal of the Philippines because of their territorial dispute
with Malaysia over Sabah

MAPHILINDO
– Greater Malayan Confederation (Malaysia, Philippines, and
Indonesia) July 1963
– members:
– Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia
– purpose:
– create cooperation in the field of economy, culture, and social
sciences
 – aims to end dispute between the member states
– collapse:
– member states emphasized their national interest over regional
interest (M. Patmanathan, 1980: 23)

Bangkok Declaration
– represented by Tun Abdul Razak (Malaysia, Deputy Minister), Adam
Malik (Indonesia, Foreign Minister), Thanat Khoman (Thailand,
Foreign Minister), Narciso Ramos (Philippines, Foreign Minister) and
S. Rajaratnam (Singapore, Foreign Minister).
– Establishment of ASEAN (Aug. 8, 1967)

ASEAN TODAY
– Complete 10 ASEAN Member States after Cambodia joined in April
30, 1999
– founding members:
– Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
– purpose:
– establish cooperation in the field of political security, economy,
social and culture

Membership timeline
1. Aug 8, 1967
– Indonesia
– Malaysia
– Philippines
– Singapore
– Thailand

2. Jan 7, 1984
– Brunei

3. July 28, 1995

– Vietnam

4. July 23, 1997

– Lao PDR
 – Myanmar

5. APril 30, 1999

– Cambodia

REFERENCE:
– https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
273578218_A_Study_Development_of_ASEAN_From_Strategic_Appro
ache

Keling, M. F., Som, H. M., Saludin, M. N., Shuib, M. S., & Ajis, M. N.
(2011). The Development Of Asean From Strategic Approache. Asian
Social Science, 7(7), 2-4. doi:10.5539/ass.v7n7p169

————————— MODULE 2

Module 2.1 What are Principles?

ASEAN PRINCIPLES
Principle
– principle is an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct that
serves as the foundation for a system of belief
– the system of belief is what guides the member states on how they
are supposed to deal with one another and interact as a group

Module 2.2 ASEAN Non-Interference

What Comprise the ASEAN Principles?
– Non interference
– the practice of not interfering in the domestic policies of another
state, especially in political affairs
– why: member states have the share understanding that
domestic issues should be solved on their own without outside
intervention;
– each has sufficient state strengths to handle their domestic
issues
– tracing the history of ASEAN nations, there have been
attempts from powerful states to export their ideologies
 –

which lead to internal conflicts

– this lead the southeast asian nations to perceive
sovereignty as the key element in ensuring domestic
stability which in fact will strengthen regional order
– the principle of non-interference is the original core foundation
upon which regional relations between ASEAN member-states
are based
– examples:
– Tak Bai Massacre in Thailand
– in October 2004, the Tak Bai incident in southern
Thailand captured the attention of other ASEAN members
– during which at least 85 unarmed Muslim protestors
died at the hand of the Thai government
– many victims were Malays in origin and retained contact
with their extended family in northern parts of malaysia,
this issue __ (HUH?)
– Despite criticism from its fellow members, Thaksin, prime
minister of thailand rejected any discussion on the issue
at the ASEAN level.
– malaysia and indonesia planned to raise the issue at the
ASEAN summit, but Thaksin warned that if the issue is
raised during the meeting, he will walk out the venue and
fly back to bangkok.
– at the summit, malaysian and indonesian leaders did not
tackle the Tak Bai massacre, raising instead the bigger
issue about the violence in southern thailand, seeking to
sooth feelings while simultaneously excluding the
possibility of ASEAN inclusiveness, Thaksin initiated a
meeting with leaders of malaysia and indonesia which
lead to the creation of an independent panel to
investigate the situation
– Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the malaysian leader, said he
was confident that Thai leader could solve the problem
and ASEAN members eventually left containment of the
problem to the thai government
– this exchange implies that the member states share an
understanding that domestic issues should be resolved
by their own states with their own strength. this particular
 –

case illustrates that member states of ASEAN highly

observe the principle of non-interference

Module 2.3 ASEAN Way

ASEAN Way
– is characterized by informality, consensus building, incrementalism
and non interference
– there is more to ASEAN Way than the principle of non interference
– set of principles that make up the very identity of ASEAN

Informality
– the member state of ASEAN use private, low discussion key
meetings
– also, they prefer cautious incremental approach to security
cooperation
– since there is an aversion(?) to institutionalism and formalism, they
instead utilize primarily confidence building like dialogue or forum,
aimed at modifying perceptions and feelings of mistrust and
suspicion among its members

Consensus Building
– Broad agreements are breached(?) behind closed doors, avoiding
public division and legalist procedures that limit members’ choices.
an issue is dropped when compromise is impossible.

Example
– 1979 Vietnamese Invasion of Cambodia
– after taking over Kampuchea (Cambodia) in 1975, Khmer Rouge
leader Pol Pot turns against its communist ally Vietnam
– Between 1975 and 1978, Khmer Rouge forces raid and destroy
several Vietnamese villages causing Vietnam to launch a full
scale invasion of Kampuchea
– in 1979 Vietnamese forces defeated Khmer Rouge and toppled
Pol Pot’s regime and then, Vietnam set up the people’s republic
of Kampuchea
– yes, there was a violation of non-use of force and non
interference on the part of vietnam, however the response of
ASEAN’s generally non confrontational and that they instead use
 –

private low discussion key meetings and consensus building

– to prove, ASEAN did not have the enforcement power, which
would allow them to use harsh measures on Cambodia
– moreover, in july 1997, ASEAN responded decisively by
suspending the admission of Cambodia into ASEAN until free
and democratic elections could be held in Cambodia
– also, an ASEAN troika led by the foreign minister of indonesia,
Philippines, and Thailand joined the “Friends of Cambodia”
group to mediate between the Hun Sen government and the
opposition to restore democratic legitimacy to the government.
– thus without the use of military enforcement, ASEAN achieved a
satisfactory result in their management of Cambodian situation

Module 2.4 ASEAN Centrality

ASEAN Centrality
– is about ensuring that regional processes and engagements are
coursed through and defined by ASEAN-led mechanisms
– it is through the asean that member states negotiate by lateral
and trilateral agreements with other powerful states like
australia, china, japan, india, new zealand, and south korea
– ASEAN as a central player, leading and guiding negotiations
 – Regional comprehensive economic partnership where by ASEAN
members states are using ASEAN as a platform to negotiate their
individual and common economic interests

Module 2.5: ASEAN Minus X

ASEAN Minus X
– countries that are ready to participate in any scheme can go ahead
while non-readied members could join in later
– enables two or more ASEAN states to move ahead in economic
liberation on the basis that the other members will follow at a later
stage
– the formula ASEAN Minus X is a unique ASEAN invention where it
was introduced in 1980s
– at the time where grouping began to implement various tariff
reduction programs to promote intra-ASEAN trade
– some ASEAN members were able to overcome the domestic
difficulties while others could not reduce required tariff barriers. the
latter group asked for additional timeframe and sometimes
 –

differential treatments
– ASEAN minus x has spilled over in the area of security
– for instance, the ASEAN convention on Counter-Terrorism
– ASEAN minus X has been applied on an ad hoc basis to other
areas of cooperation
– for example, the ASEAN Convention on Counter-terrorism
came into force before its full ratification by all the 10
members in 2013
– the way ASEAN Convention on counter-terrorism entered
into force suggest that counter-terrorism is an area where
some members are keen to move faster than others
– this was illustrated by the Marawi siege in the Philippine
island of Mindanao when some ASEAN members offered to
assist the Philippine security forces
– to some, this may meaning loosening of the ASEAN
principles. however, generally, ASEAN principles still remain
to be at the core of the ASEAN decision-making process in
spite of some challenges

—————— MODULE 2 ACTIVITY

Issue Memos are essays that are as short as a typical memo and deals

with identifying issue/s on any given topic.

Guidelines:
1. Apart from the issues/problems discussed, what other issues/
problems can you identify given the core principles of ASEAN?
Explain why you consider these as issues/problems that ASEAN
would have to deal with.
2. You may argue using your independent thought.
3. The length is shorter than a typical essay as it should not exceed
300 words.

uneven social development

disparities in technology adoption

link:
 – for other issues
– https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/aseans-challenges-and-the-
way-forward/
#:~:text=ASEAN%20is%20also%20constrained%20by,and%20th
e%20rise%20of%20authoritarianism
– for uneven social development
– https://www.ide.go.jp/library/English/Publish/Reports/Brc/pdf/
14_01.pdf
– https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/28/how-
countries-in-southeast-asia-are-working-together-to-
accelerate-human-capital-development
– use core principle na ASEAN minus x

Aside from the issues that were discussed in class, I think another issue
that ASEAN should consider working on is the uneven development of
countries in Southeast Asia. This is may be because of the economic
causes such as the technological progress, globalization, and market-
oriented reform that increases the inequality between countries. An
example of this is the role of the manufacturing sector in the Philippines.
The inability of the Philippine forms to participate more extensively in
regional production networks is a contributing factor to higher poverty
rate of the country compared with other East Asian countries.

Political forces can also be the cause of this phenomenon. As some

governments fail in their role to secure equality of opportunity. I
personally think that corruption might be the main problem with regards
the political aspect of the uneven development in SEA countries.
Government officials who do not commit to their roles as
representatives and leaders of the country and only uses their position
for their personal gain.

Addressing inequality is important because it affects the long-term

economic growth of a country. This affects the pillars of society, which
is the middle class and adversely affects the incentive and motivation of
the workers in sectors that fall behind, thereby lowering the labor
productivity.

In conclusion, ASEAN should address this uneven development that

causes inequality between countries. The main purpose of ASEAN is to
accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development
and if there are countries who do not benefit from this, they already fail
on providing assistance to each state-members.

Reference:
Yap, Josef. (2015). Addressing inequality in Southeast Asia
through regional economic Integration. Retrieved from https://
www.ide.go.jp/library/English/Publish/Reports/Brc/pdf/14_01.pdf

Another causes of inequality can be classified as structural, which

include historical and cultural factors that lead to ethnical, racial, and
gender bias.

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MODULE 3 PART 1 - ASEAN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWeY4aGuTuk

Lecture outline
Decision-making Bodies
– decision-making bodies they talk about issues ranging from climate
change to health problems like COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to
come up with solutions and policies that will benefit the whole
ASEAN region
– another commonality among these four bodies is a document that
given their mandate the ASEAN Charter
– the ASEAN Charter which was signed in 2007 and became effective
in 2008 provides legal status to a ASEAN and also serves as the a
situational framework for the organization

meanwhile two main aspects differentiate the four from one another
and this has to do with their members and functions
– let us begin with the ASEAN summit
– the ASEAN summit is the supreme policymaking body of ASEAN and
comprises the heads of states and the different member countries
– the ASEAN Coordinating Council on the other hand comprised of the
foreign ministers is the second highest body within ASEAN and is
tasked to prepare the ASEAN summit meetings
– the ASEAN Community Council for its part consists of three
different councils which are the ASEAN political security community
council or the aps-cc
– the ASEAN Economic Community Council are the AECC and ASEAN
social cultural Community Council or the ASCCC
– the three community councils made independently and the role is to
coordinate the work of the different sectoral bodies under each of
them
– which now brings me to the science sectoral ministerial bodies or
ASMB
– the ASMB refers to the many ministerial bodies under the purview of
the community councils the task of each ministerial body is to report
to the respective community councils, strengthen cooperation within
their sector, and implement decisions from the ASEAN summit
– an example of an ASMB is the ASEAN defense ministers meeting or
ADMM
 – the ADMM under the APSCC was established in 2006 comprises
the defense ministers of the member states
– these ministers meets annually through the ADSOMor the ASEAN
defence senior officials meeting
– now I want you to look closely at this diagram taking note of what
I've just said previously, this should give you a clearer picture of the
relationship to one another
– as you can see, the ASEAN is at the top with the ASEAN
Coordinating Council second in line
– the Coordinating Council and the community councils coordinate
with one another and both reported the ASEAN summit
– as I've mentioned earlier the community councils consist of three
different councils and you can see the three represented here on the
diagram
– under each community councils are the sectoral ministerial bodies
which work with one another but only has to report to the respective
community councils

let us now proceed to the third section

– part of tradition of ASEAN meetings

– the ASEAN chair refers to the host country and is the one in charge
of convening the meetings that will happen throughout the span of
one year
– left picture you can see the heads of states are smiling for a photo-
op during the opening ceremony of the 34th ASEAN summit held
last year in Thailand
– look at the right picture standing in the middle are the heads of
states of Thailand and Vietnam as part of the protocol
– the ASEAN chair is supposed to stand in the middle and on his
–
right must be the next ASEAN chair
– now look at the heads of states on the right and on the left
– they are not positioned randomly as they are actually arranged
alphabetically from left to right beside Thailand’s Prime Minister
are the heads of states of Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and
Singapore
– meanwhile beside Vietnam as Prime Minister, again from left to
right are the head of states of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, and
Laos

– the next picture shows the Prime Minister of Thailand turning

over the ASEAN chairmanship through the gavel to the prime
minister of Vietnam during the closing ceremony of the ASEAN
summit last year
– the gavel held by the latter symbolizes the ASEAN chairmanship
– the ASEAN chairmanship is decided alphabetically it is changed
annually which explains why it's Vietnam’s turn for 2020 and
shall be succeeded by Brunei the following year
– another important practice in ASEAN meetings has to do with
how they conduct the decision-making process
– every decision making process must begin with a consultation or
deliberation called Musyawara among the members and the
result of this must consensus called Mufakat
– Musyawarah and Mufakat stresses the importance of democratic
participation in coming up with decisions and also a way of
ensuring that they are united as one despite the diversity that
makes up the region as a whole
– lastly a discussion of ASEAN practices and protocol will not be
complete without including the symbols of ASEAN
– look at the two pictures and see if you can spot the similarities
between them
– the most important ASEAN symbols which must always be
present in every ASEAN meeting are none other than the ASEAN
emblem and the ASEAN flag which also contains the emblem

– during meetings, the ASEAN flag shall be displayed together

with the flags of ASEAN member states in alphabetical order
starting from Brunei on the extreme left and with the ASEAN flag
always on the extreme right after national flag of Vietnam
– meanwhile, when used alongside the national flag, the ASEAN
flag should always be at the right side
– this picture also shows how the COVID-19 did not prevent
officials from the performance of their duties and they still found
a way to do so by conducting virtual meetings keeping in mind
the protocols that they must abide with
– the ASEAN flag as a whole symbolizes a stable, peaceful, United
and dynamic ASEAN
– the color sort of flag blue, red, white, and yellow represent the
main colors of the flags of all the same member states
– blue represents peace and stability
– red the pigs courage in dynamism
– white shows purity and yellow symbolizes prosperity
– the stocks of paddy in the center represents the dream of the
ASEAN founding fathers of an ASEAN comprising of all countries
in Southeast Asia, bound together in friendship and solidarity
– lastly the circle represents the unity of ASEAN
– in the last section of the module I shall discuss to you the
achievements and criticisms that have been attributed to ASEAN
meetings in general

– in all ASEAN meetings whether it's a summit or a sectoral

ministerial one , officials usually come up with either statements,
communiques, declarations, agreements, or plan of action
– these written documents are testament of the commitment of
ASEAN officials to build a better and United Ossian
– just to name a few, the signing of the ASEAN free trade
agreement in 1992 is considered as one of ASEAN significant
milestones
– another is the adoption of the ASEAN human rights declaration
during the ASEAN summit in 2012
– lastly we have the master plan on ASEAN connectivity which was
launched by the ASEAN Coordinating Council in 2018
– all these three documents are mental strength in ASEAN social,
cultural, political, security and economic pillars with the hope of
course that they will improve the lives of each ASEAN citizen

– on the other hand a saying has not been without criticisms

– ASEAN has often been called a talk shop by its critics the talk
shop means to talk about one's work but the critics are trying to
say is that ASEAN is really a place where officials discuss issues
– without any of these meetings actually producing an impact or
concrete outcome
– the reason being ASEAN inability to deal with pertinent issues
concerning the region such as the West Philippine Sea dispute
their hangar (?) crisis, the Southeast Asian haze among others
– aside from being called a talk shop ASEAN has also been called
toothless meaning to say that the documents reproduce
generally lacked force and effectiveness
– moreover that the organization is not really democratic in their
decision-making for failing to include other stakeholders such as
members of civil society in their consultations
 – this ends the first part of module 3 professor Rafael and basses
shall continue the rest of the module with the discussion and the
committee of permanent representatives and ASEAN third
countries and international organizations thank you for listening

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Module 3.1.1: ASEAN Leaders Meet Online to Tackle the Coronavirus

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6RlywjAfbY

– vietnam will surge southeast asian leaders to set up an emergency

fund to tackle the coronavirus at a summit held online on tuesday, as
the pandemic ravages the regions tourism and export-reliant
economies
– Hanoi is chairing an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
meeting on COVID-19, with the country touting its success so far in
containing the virus with extensive quarantines and social distancing
– while Thailand has officially also kept its numbers relatively low at
just over 2,500 cases with 40 deaths. the situation is mixed
elsewhere across the region, with fears that limited testing in
Indonesia has played out into the low caseload - and under 400
deaths - for a country of 260 million
– similarly, threadbare health systems from Myanmar to laos are widely
believed to be missing the true scale of infections, while a recent
 –

surge in cases in Singapore has raised fears the pandemic could

rebound in places which had batted back the initial outbreak
– in opening remarks via videoconference, vietnam’s premier Nguyen
Xuan Phuc hailed the work of ASEAN in fighting the virus so far
– but he warned COVID-19 “has badly impacted people’s lives, their
socio-economic situation… challenging stability and social security”
– “All ASEAN members have exerted great efforts in fighting
COVID-19, which has badly impacted people’s life, socio-
economic situation, especially the service sector which takes
30% of GDP of ASEAN, challenging stability and social security”
– ASEAN’s efforts have brought about encouraging results,
controlling the pandemic and number of infected cases among
its 650 million people, which is around 15,000 cases, slower
increase as compared to global average rate. this initial result
has increased our confidence, but we should be vigilant, we
need to be more solidarity and determined in action”

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Module 3.1.2: ASEAN 2017: ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtOWR5IEl_Q

– it is my pleasure to welcome you once again with this being the last
meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council for this year
– I wish to start off by a quote the book of Galatians which says “let us
not become weary or of doing good, but at a proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up and in any religion we are all taught
that whatever we plant we will reap” and I believe this is a symbolic
as well as accurate reflection of the year that we had we have been
hard at work we have planted much so much in our effort to move
the ASEAN community building forward with the realization of the
ASEAN community vision 2025 at the back of our minds
– we have faced a number of challenges confronting our region, they
have tested our resolve as an organization, as a community, and as
an Assyrian family but I can say with conviction that at the home
stretch so to speak of the Philippines chairmanship of ASEAN, we
are also harvesting the fruits of our labor
 – for this 20th meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council, we shall
be looking at the preparations for the 31st ASEAN summit including
the consideration of the reports of the ASEAN secretary-general and
the work of a ASEAN and various ASEAN bodies and the progress of
outcome documents that will be for consideration of leaders for the
coming two days
– despite our good work and many achievements, President Duterte
continues to remind the Philippines and the National Organization
organising committee for the ASEAN and his people that
participation is good, improvements are better, but we really need
real change that will benefit all of our people
– before we begin a closed session I would like to thank each and
every one of you for your support for your cooperation throughout
the years and without them we could not have reached this point in
our ASEAN community building and at this point I'd also like to give
our 100% support to the chairman for the next 50 years or at least
who will be representing the second 50 years of ASEAN Singapore
they will not have to pay for the whole next 50 years just for the
celebration next year

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Module 3.1.3: 25th ASEAN Coordinating Council

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmMOrzOrrGI
—————————
Module 3.1.4: 17th ASEAN Political-Security Community Council Meeting

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOhe1uWa_0

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano joins

his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) for the opening of the 17th ASEAN Political-Security
Community Council Meeting at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on
April 27, 2018.

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Module 3.2: ASEAN Organizational Structure

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R4DwJOYJ00

ASEAN Structure Part 2

– to start the CPR and the ACTC are both essential in operations of
ASEAN and are enshrined in ASEAN charter
– the committee of permanent representatives to ASEAN or CPR is
 –
made up of the permanent representatives of ASEAN member states
at the rank of ambassador based in Jakarta Indonesia that's why the
committee is called as such because each of the ASEAN member
states sent a representative with the rank of ambassador and these
representatives are based in the asean headquarters in jakarta
– meanwhile the asean committees in third countries and international
organizations or ACTCs are established to promote ASEAN’s interest
and identity in the concerned host countries or international
organizations
– this means that ASEAN has committees in States or countries
outside the ten member ASEAN, which are established to promote
ASEAN’s interest and identity in the concerned host countries or
international organization
– so we will begin with the CPRs
– to give you a glimpse of the CPR as well as to introduce you to the
look and feel of how CPR meetings are conducted, please watch the
video from Thailand’s hosting of the meeting in 2019 which I linked in
the module folder so that will give you a glimpse of what goes on
during the meetings of committee of permanent representatives

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Module 3.2.1: The Meeting of the Committee of Permanent
Representatives to ASEAN (CPR)

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NQgeI5_Uzk

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Module 3.2.2: Committee of Permanent Representatives

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_5WOE4sJ0
– each ASEAN member state has representatives as symbolized by
the placards or country named parts
– you also saw that they did the ASEAN pose on stage where they
linked hands
– this committee of permanent representatives or CPRS cover
multiple layers of the ASEAN structure
– what are the tasks of the CPR
– the CPS tasks may generally be categorized as follows
– first monitoring and implementing leaders decisions
– second cross pillar coordination
– third strengthening relations with assailants external partners
and
– fourth providing substantive and administrative direction and
supports to the ASEAN Secretariat
– what does this mean
– these are all high level but what does it look like when
implemented
– let's operationalize each of these by numerating the crucial functions
of the cpr
– one of the most crucial role of the CPR is its function of serving as
the approving Authority for the annual operation budget of the
ASEAN Secretariat, as well as for ASEAN cooperation projects
funded by ASEAN central funds
– it serves in the same capacity for the various funding
mechanism maintained with dialogue partners
– second the CPR also conducts annual interfaces with delegations of
the United Nations and with other as in bodies like the ASEAN
Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights or AICHR
– the regular interfaces with ASEAN dialogue partners and other
relevant external partners served to strengthen cooperation
especially in the areas of functional and development cooperation
– the CPR also negotiates outcome documents such as declarations
and statements for the consideration of the higher bodies
– an example of these documents are the plants of actions or
POAs which map out strategic areas of cooperation that govern
the relationship between ASEAN and the respective dialogue for
external partners
– the CPR is at the front line of negotiating the plans of actions with a
relevant dialogue for external partner
– the CPR also ensures that the various perspectives of member
states are incorporated before elevating the documents for the
consideration of the ministers and leaders
– the CPR also engages civil society to exchange views on ASEAN
related issues
– that means that the CPR engages entities that are non
government such as the academe and schools, private
organizations and entities, non-government organizations and
volunteer orgs, and the media among others
– the CPR also monitors the implementation of various action lines in
the asean community vision 2025 including those accompanying
blueprints
– these action lines may be implemented through projects such as
symposia, fora(?), workshops, dialogues, or outreach activities to
name a few
– the ASEAN community vision 2025 you may ask is a bold, visionary,
progressive, and forward-looking documents to reflect the
aspirations of the next generation of ASEAN Nationals that includes
you and me
– it aims to sustain the momentum of regional integration and further
contribute to strengthening the ASEAN community building efforts
– as for the structure of the CPR it primarily consists of the following
– a committee chair which is decided and in line with the annual or
yearly rotation of ASEAN chairmanship
– second the permanent representatives from each of the ASEAN
member states as members and
– third the committee is assisted by a working group the
comprises the deputy permanent representatives and other
officials from the ten permanent missions of member states to
ASEAN
– the CPR reports to the ASEAN Coordinating Council. it conducts its
regular internal meetings at least once a month to discuss a number
of administrative and substantive issues
– the initiatives and recommendations of the CPR feed into policy
discussions at the sectoral, ministerial, and summit levels, as well as
with its external partners
– and that ends Dec 2 and our discussion on CPRs next video will be
on the ASEAN committee's in third countries and international
organizations or ACPC
– for your reference irrelevant material see use for this part of the
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module I'll see you in the third video

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Module 3.2.3: ASEAN Committees in Third Countries and International
Organization

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ENOeXn1QUg
– ASEAN committees in third countries and international organizations
or ACTC are established to promote ASEAN’s interest and identity in
the concerned host countries and international organizations
– like the CPR ACTCs are enshrined in the ASEAN charter
– today 54 ACTC’s have been fully endorsed and formally established
in the national capitals and other key cities around the world
– you might be wondering what are the tasks of the ACTC and how is it
different from the CPR
– so first the ACDC promotes ASEAN’s interest and identity in the host
countries and international organizations
– so ACTCs are located in third countries, meaning in a different
country from the countries of the 10 ASEAN member states
– second ACTC provides inputs to the drafting of ASEAN documents.
each ACTC in every country may be consulted on/or requested to
provide inputs to the drafting of ASEAN documents including
agreements or joint statements with a third country or international
organization
– third the ACTC also brings urgent issues to the attention of, and
make relevant recommendations on improving relations with the host
country or international organization to the senior officials meeting
CTR and ASEAN Secretariat has and when necessary
– how is the ACTC structured
– so each a CPC shall be composed of heads of diplomatic mission of
the ASEAN member states in the host countries or international
organizations
– so for example let’s use the country Australia. so in Australia the
Philippines we send an ambassador in Canberra in the embassy of
the Philippines, and we also send Consul General in the consulate
such as in Sydney
– so heads of diplomatic missions of every country like the Philippines
have the rack of consul general for consulates, an ambassador or
Chargé d'affaires in embassies
– so that means either the Consul General in Sydney or ambassador of
the Philippines in Canberra, for example and their equivalent for
other ASEAN member states in Australia comprise the ACTC in
Australia
– so ACTCs are named in accordance with its location
– for example let's use again Australia so ASEAN committee in
Sydney Australia, or ASEAN committee in Canberra Australia,
 –

each ACTC may establish a subcommittee or a working group as

and when appropriate to facilitate its work and each ACTC shall
meet regularly at least once a month or as often as deemed
necessary
– this is the same minimum for the CPR where they also met in a
minimum at least once a month the ACTCs make decisions
through consultations and by consensus
– so ACTCs have a chair and vice chair and they are decided in
alphabetical order per country name and rotated every six months
– this is different with the CPR because the chairmanship of the CPR is
contingent to the rotation of the ASEAN chairmanship however for
ACTCs, chairs are looking rotated every six months and the rotation
is decided in alphabetical order. again they decide through
consultations and by consensus

– so for you to further understand ACTCs, here is a screencap of the

list of ACTC chairs from the asean website
– so as you can see the nomenclature or naming of ACTC is in the left
side of the table and you will see asean committee in location
– so for example the first one ASEAN committee in Abuja Nigeria so we
have an embassy there and our head of mission is an ambassador
but in case the Ambassador cannot fulfill his or her duties, a Chargé
d'affaires replaces him or her. so you will see in here that the chair of
the ACTC for the Philippines is a Chargé d'affaires and that's the
 head of the mission in Abuja Nigeria
– so you will also see in this list establishment dates, the member
states representation in the particular ACTC, as well as the current
chair as we've discussed
– so if you remember, ACTC is made up of ASEAN missions in that
particular country. so you'll also see in this list which ASEAN member
states have embassies in Nigeria
– for example so see here you will see there are five ASEAN member
states in Abuja Nigeria there’s Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand, and Vietnam. and based on the rotation of alphabetical
order we became the chair the Philippines from July to December
2016 so that's for six months
– so yeah remember the chairmanship is related every six months.
– unfortunately this list as you can see is very dated but it's the latest
that they have online
– so I am confident that they updated this list but they just don't
publish i. but the rules still apply. so as you can see their chairs are
rotated and the Philippines has become a chair in 2016 in Nigeria
and in other ACTCs as well that are not reflected here
– so if you want to see you more of this list you may access it via the
link provided below or just search in any search engine like ACTC
ASEAN and you will see this list
 – and that ends module 3 for your reference here are the relevant
materials used for this part of the module please head on to the
discussion boards for your assignment with regard to this module I
look forward to receiving your submissions thank you and see you in
the next module

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Module 4.1: Elements of State and Regional Integration Theory

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-TrALg5VJ8

– elements of state and regional integration

– as we've learned in a previous modulus
– ASEAN is composed of 10 member-states
– what does it take to be called the state
– there are four basic elements to State
– Territory
 – population
– government and
– sovereignty
– for one to be considered a state
– one must have all these four basic elements
– territory is the actual physical manifestation of the land, air, sea,
and water in between over
– which a state has control and ownership
– for one to be a state it must have its own territory
– population on the other hand, are the people or the citizens that
the state governs and serves
– now let's talk about sovereignty
– as explained in our previous modules, sovereignty is the power
of the state settle all matters over its people, territory, and
government free from any and all external forces or influence
– the state must also have a government that runs the affairs of the
nation and is necessary to become a state
– it is worthy to note that this component of a state is highly
controversial
– the point of contention being if a state is being run by a government
that the international community does not recognize, is it considered
a state
– a case in point would be the issue of Taiwan. the World Health
Organization refuses to accept its application for membership simply
because it does not recognize its government due to the
membership of People's Republic of China
– despite the refusal of the WHO to of knowledge the government of
Taiwan thus it ceases to be a state
– in other words if there is territory people, government, and
sovereignty, will that be enough to become a state or does it need
international recognition of its government
– going back to the issue of Taiwan thus the non recognition of its
government by WHO effect the fact that the basis state?
– we look back at the basic definition of a state to understand what is
needed for membership in international organizations such as the
ASEAN
– it also requires members to work in cooperation with other members
and to a certain extent it can be in conflict with the sovereignty each
–

member enjoys
– this conflict of interest affects ASEAN’s resolution on some regional
issues
– so why bother with regional integration? well as they say no man or
state is an island
– so why do countries even choose regional integration and how can it
ever happen
– there are a few basic theories and regional integration in

– inter-governmentalism theory
– national governments are the key actors. basically each state have
all these resources and they want to work together to make their
economy grow as a region
– member states are motivated to join to maximize their national
security and economic interests in the context of regional
interdependence
– under this theory governments delegate authority to regional
organizations to secure their bargaining outcomes but remain in
control of regional organizations and the integration process
– meanwhile neo-functionalism Theory defines regionalism as a
function of private transnational interests
– as businesses and private interests are taken to a global scale, this
economic force pushes governments to be interdependent with the
joint forces for higher bargaining power in economic gains to protect
private business and to spur economic growth
– the value of ASEAN integration comes fourth when we look at the
 –
fact that as in business rates in trillions of dollars every year and it is
a steadily growing market from price of 647.74 million inhabitants
– to realize the goals of economic growth and stability, political and
regional security, in socio-cultural promotion the ASEAN and
established the three pillars

– these three pillars become the mechanism for ASEAN regional

integration

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Module 4.2: ASEAN Integration Lecture

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FgSP7XnjQ

goals:
– single market and production base
– competitive economic region
– equitable economic development
– fully integrated region on the global economy

single market and production base

– free flow of:
– goods
– through the reduction of:
– tariff / taxes
 – barriers
– quota
– government
– subsidies
– means:
– we want the goods in for say Indonesia to be able to
pass through all the other ASEAN member countries
without having to pay for so much taxes or importation
fees
– or would for example the mangoes from guimaras and
the Philippines have to pay for a lot of peace taxes and
tariffs
– if it's going to go around the ASEAN region so that's very
helpful when you think about a single market and
production base of ASEAN
– it's not limited though to the removal of taxes or the
lowering of taxes it goes into how governments usually
give subsidies to some of these products like
– for example in agriculture, there's a there's a government
subsidy given to rice red rice production and it but it
does its skews the the pricing for these products and
– so the goal of the ASEAN to have a single market and
production basically means that the removal of all these
things like tariff taxes and government subsidies w
– ell what this means for ASEAN and it is that it will have a
common pricing for similar goods or a standard for like a
particular product
– for example: on the goal for the coconuts. to be exported
to the European Union or other countries that are not part
of the ASEAN. to have a standard wherein we can say this
is ASEAN coconuts
– that's the single market and production base we want to
have that in ASEAN because we are neighboring
countries and we have raw materials that can be
produced specifically and especially by ASEAN inventions
and they're very very aware of that ASEAN is very aware
of that
– services
– affecting:
– transportation
– tourism
– healthcare
– E-ASEAN
– Logistic services
– means:
– what is free flow of services we want ASEAN all the
ASEAN members to come together and share right their
technological knowledge and their services to each other
to create a stronger ASEAN economic base
– for example let's look into transportation okay so in
transportation we already know that we have visa-free
entries in all ASEAN countries. that's very important if the
lowers a lot of things for a lot of people for one: to be
able to provide services you don't have to pay for so
much taxes and fees when you apply for a visa for you to
provide services in other ASEAN countries
– so that's one and definitely in tourism we feel it? right and
tourism is one of the most important industry in ASEAN I
mean my former classes would know this earlier but for
the sake of everyone else this classes of
– this is because tourism if you look at the region, if you
look at the map of the region on your screen, it is one of
the most if not the most beautiful region in the world
– and tourism is number one in this region because that
industry, obviously, is a natural gift of God to them
– let's move on health care of course with the covid scared
recently you'll see the interaction of asean countries to
help provide assistance to each other
– I think we have module after this in the issues of
regarding asean and this will be discussed more
completely

– capital
– investment and capital
– good investment laws
 – money regulations are updated and investment-friendly
– enhanced protection for investors
– means
– means that the ASEAN member countries want capital or
investment to be able to flow freely in in and within the
members
– so for example if an investor from Malaysia would want to
invest in Philippines or vice-versa. what this does is that
if you have good investment laws and you have good
money regulations that are updated so you can protect
these investors from bad investments you can protect
them from money-laundering then it becomes the ideal
goal of the Sen for free flow of investment in capital

– labor
– ideally, uniformed standards
– uniformed requirements
– review of law and policies on exchange and migration of
workers
– means
– ideally we want the asean to have uniform standards and
uniform requirements for all skilled members
– what is it meaning it should mean that someday a person
who is an engineer in Indonesia can compete in the
workplace market with say an engineer in Vietnam
because they have the same educational requirements in
their countries and their respective countries they have
similar if not almost the same required examinations like
for engineers they have the board exams
– and so the quality of asean engineer is a combination of
all the members things it's really going to be a free
market for labor
– there is an issue about this right in especially in skilled
labor when they're licensed like let's talk about my
profession for example as a lawyer, will we be supportive
of the ASEAN integration when it comes through skilled
labor
– the Philippines in fact is one of the has one of the
 –
toughest bar exams in the world and that's fact
– will it be fair for say a lawyer from another state member
state to be given the right to practice in the Philippines
because that's what it means free flow of skilled labor
right
– when for example in that country you're not even required
to take the bar exams to call yourself a lawyer so that's
one thing that might be a problem for this particular goal
of the asean and I'm not just talking about lawyers right
we're talking about teachers and engineers and doctors.
I’m not sure how how the lead the medical profession will
be looking at this but I'm pretty sure that they are
– it’sgood thing to have a free flow o
– skilled labor because especially the Philippines has a very
large space of migrant workers and if this will benefit us a
lot, the nurses all the other skilled labor sectors. so there
that's an issue that might have a few snags in the single
market than production base

competitive economic region

– competition policy
– consumer protection
– intellectual property rights
– infrastructure development
– double taxation
– enhancement of e-commerce

Competition policy:
– to be in competitive economic region there are several factors that
the asean wants to focus on they want to focus on the competition
policy
– it means simply means that it must be fair to all the asean members
if you want to compete in this market then the policies of your
government and the policies asean must be aligned so that there
will be no unfair treatment given to any particular country and the
competition policy also applies to other nations as well that are not
members of the asean
– so the asean is very intent on reviewing and crafting their
 –
competition policy so that it can provide a better base line for a
competitive economic region

consumer protection
– very important what does it means that all the states of the asean
will review their policies and consumer protection
– that's why now you can actually go to dti in the Philippines you can
go to dti to complain about a particular good sold to you that doesn't
do the job right
– my problem with consumer protection is that it's different for every
country I guess that is one challenge that the asean will have to go
into and will have to really put their resources on
– until recently the consumer protection in the Philippines really didn't
have much teeth but recently the the laws and policies of consumer
protection is slowly and surely being reviewed by our government so
that's good and I hope all the government's in ASEAN as it as well

intellectual property rights

– for those of you who are artists you will be familiar with this
– intellectual property rights basically is about trademarks and patents
so if you invent something that is original and is solely your own like
my lecture today I should be protected from theft of my intellectual
property right
– meaning nobody else can use this video without my permission or
nobody else can use an invention made by a co-benildean and steal
it from that person without proper royalties, proper payment, or at
the very least, his or her consent right
– so the global response to intellectual property rights violations have
been enormous for the past couple of years, maybe more than a
decade as well. and so as Ian has to respond to this
– if you remember a couple of years back the Philippines had a
problem with piracy and it still has one, today
– you know and as a member of asean we are looking into it I bet the
government is already crafting stricter policies on this and laws. we
do have very good laws on anti intellectual property rights violations
but it's really about implementation
– anything else even if you have all the best laws in your pocket if
 –
you're implementing arm doesn't do anything about it then it's all for
nothing

infrastructure development
– important for this government it's very important build build build
– and it's good it's a good thing you know it provides jobs at least
temporary jobs for people
– plus a good infrastructure development means that roads and
bridges connect people and products
– I come from the ilocos region and for most of my life I've looked
forward to going to ilocos but I dreaded it as well why because it's so
far, the infrastructure and the roads to it are very very long but when
you get there is paradise so it means a lot to the asean to have
infrastructure development
– it enables people to move around freely and the goods to also move
around to the earth not only in our own country but you know to
other asean countries as well
– an example with of this in third country infrastructure development
that can help connect the ASEAN States are our airports that is also
the reason why we have updated that a lot of our airports, not only in
Manila but in other tourism heavy provinces as well

double taxation
– the competitive economic region also demands to eliminate double
taxation
– double taxation simply means that if you're taxed here you are no
longer taxed in Singapore
– if for example I am worker in Singapore but my origin country is
Philippine because im a filipino Filipino I should be taxed only once
for the services that I provided in any country
– so say I was tax for income in Singapore. the goal would be in the
Philippines when I come back, i will not be taxed by the government.

enhancement of e-commerce
– obviously is very important because especially now that we're not
 –
really that free to move around physically, the internet and e-
commerce comes forth and saves the day

equitable economic development

– support small and medium enterprises

fully integrated region in global community

– readiness to come to the global negotiating table, fully backed by
the strength of the other three component to be a competitive global
force to reckon with

– equitable economic development means that the asean will support

small and medium enterprises more and more as the years go by
– why? because the asean has seen how these small and medium
enterprises actually help the economy of every nation more than
what you can expect from the multinationals
– supporting these small and medium enterprises reaches more
families, more people, and uplifts the economy at a larger scale then
in supporting say already established enterprises
– what the asean wants is that these small businesses become
eventually become medium, enlarged and then eventually become
one of the strongest in the region and the world
– the support on small and medium enterprises is focused on to
provide equitable economic development

fully integrated region in global economy

– when the asean looks at asean integration as a whole
– it wants eventually to come to the negotiating table, the global
negotiating table as asean together to have a stronger negotiation
power against other countries and other organizations as well
– it will provide strength and unity and basically that is asean
integration

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Module 4.3: ASEAN Explained
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JAN93J9fqI

– When you read into the international politics of Southeast Asia

(people do that, right?), or even where Southeast Asian countries are
kind of involved, there is one little acronym that you may
occasionally see: this one

But, what exactly does it mean?

What does it represent?
What are the goals behind it?
What does it stand for?
How do you even pronounce it?

This acronym is short for the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations,

and is pronounced
/ˈɑːsiɑːn/ (“AH-see-an”) or /ˈɑːziɑːn/ (“AH-zee-an”).

– Now, I actually made a video about ASEAN a few years ago, but the
–
thing about that is that it was pretty obviously a few years ago, but
the people of Southeast Asian’t still deserve a basic explanation of
this organization, so here I am yet again to provide it!

– ASEAN is a political organization made up of ten nations in

Southeast Asia.

– In Geography Now order, they are: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,

Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and
Vietnam, as well as two observer states, East Timor, and Papua New
Guinea.

– ASEAN is a regional organization whose purpose is to help facilitate

intergovernmental relations and international trade between its
member states.

– The group was initially founded as the Association of Southeast Asia

(ASA) in 1961, between Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaya.

– It was then turned into ASEAN, in the ASEAN/Bangkok Declaration,

which-- get this-- was a declaration signed in Bangkok. More
specifically, when the ASA’s members were joined by Indonesia and
Singapore, and was signed with the motivation of improving social
progress, cultural development, and economic growth, as well as
curbing the spread of Communism.

– This was the Cold War, after all ASEAN’s member states have a
combined population of over 600 million, and a combined GDP of
$2.5 trillion.

– ASEAN is led by a Secretary General, chosen from one of its member

states for a single, non-renewable, five-year term. ASEAN’s
headquarters are in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the organization
operates under the ASEAN Charter, which is essentially the closest
thing they have to a constitution, which calls for everything from
goals of peace and cooperation to having their own flag, anthem,
and an annual ASEAN Day on the 8th of August, to mark the date of
the Bangkok Declaration
– The organization also has foreign trade agreements with countries
like China, Japan, and Australia, and some of its member states can
be seen flying their flag and ASEAN’s flag in places like their
embassies. So, from the sound of this, ASEAN is basically the EU of
Southeast Asia, right?
– Well, not exactly. The European Union is essentially a… well, a union
between many of the countries of Europe that strongly integrates
their populations and economies.
– ASEAN is a little different, as they are a closely-nit intergovernmental
organization. This means that if someone from Bangkok were to
work in Singapore, they would still have to apply for a work permit,
go through customs and immigration at Changi Airport, exchange
their Thai Baht for Singapore Dollars, and all the other stuff that
usually comes with getting a job in a foreign country.

– However, they are kind of toying around with the idea of a new
common currency based on the Asian Currency Unit, which is
something called a currency basket between a bunch of different
currencies around East Asia, kind of like European Currency Unit,
which was the predecessor to the Euro, but that’s a story for another
time.

– Basically, ASEAN is not the EU, but it is still important for the
individual nations of Southeast Asia, as it effectively serves as a kind
of union between the governments, especially in the wake of various
world powers knocking on their doorstep.

– While many ASEAN member nations have good relations with China,
and some with both China and the US, China however is kind of
making things a little difficult in the South China Sea.

– The South China Sea is home to some of the world’s most important
sea lanes, and a crap-ton of oil and fish, and many ASEAN nations
have overlapping claims to its oh-so important waters.

– The Philippines claims these waters, Malaysia claims these, Brunei

these, and Vietnam these, and then China just kind of does this.
– Regardless of whose side you’re on, that’s not going to make the
other countries happy.

– Add in the Spratly Islands right in the middle, where countries can
claim even more land for themselves and thus expand their territorial
waters even further, and you’ve got a geopolitical volcano that even
a social studies YouTuber like me is too cowardly to dive into, and will
promptly distract you with something else.

– Hey look, visa policies! Every ASEAN member also grants visa-free
access to every other ASEAN member for either 14 or 30 days
(except for citizens of Myanmar and Malaysia, who both need an e-
visa to visit each-other’s countries).
– In addition, many nationalities can visit most or all of the ASEAN
countries without a visa, or with an electronic visa, and so intra-
ASEAN travel has become incredibly commonplace.

– Tourism is an important source of revenue for these countries,

especially as, according to asean.org, around 109 million tourists
visited the ASEAN countries in 2015, directly and indirectly
accountable for around 10% of their total annual revenue, and
directly employing around 9 million people.
 – For good reason too, as Bangkok has been the most visited city in
the world for a few years now, with Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket,
Pattaya, and Bali not too far behind either.

– ASEAN is still nevertheless an important and rapidly emerging

power in today’s world, although there are still plenty of critiques to
be made about its actions, or in most cases, lack thereof.
– This is specifically including lack of human rights promotion in
politically troubled areas, as well as environmental issues coming
from intense pollution in other areas.
– Critics often call out the organization for being “more talk than
action” for these reasons.
– Nevertheless, ASEAN is still a growing organization, and has bigs
aim for the future, notably with establishing a kind of pan-ASEAN
identity within the near future.
– Southeast Asia is most certainly set for an interesting future, so I
guess the best we can do is wait to see what unfolds.
– Now, Southeast Asia is fast becoming a major tourist destination,
and for good reason, what with its distinct history and cultures

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Module 4.4: What is ASEAN and why is it important to Southeast Asia

not available anymore:

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fil3bxwLdw

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Module 4.5: Intro to ASEAN Political Security Community

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7COKVvv5MQ
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Module 4.6: ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC) Discussion

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaFZ34bjMao

– a typhoon has just struck the coast of Malaysia and hundreds of

people are missing
– survivors are being picked up by helicopter and taken to hospital
– sniffer dogs are on standby to help search any houses but thankfully
none of this is real. it is actually a training exercise carried out by the
ASEAN Regional Forum
– it's an exercise bringing together the civilian and the military force
and having a joint exercise in preparing ourselves in case there is a
disaster how will countries come together to respond as one
– the training scenarios also include a chemical leak to make sure all
the equipment is in working order should it be required in the real
world

Aslam Perwaiz (head of disaster risk management systems; asian

disaster preparedness centre):
– “now having a good system or having a good institutional
–
mechanism is one but unless you practice it. you would never know
whether it will really work at a time of disaster or not”

– the political security community is about more than responding to

problems. it is about preventing them as well. since it was formed to
today ASEAN has ensured the entire region has remained at peace
providing a solid foundation for economic development, as well as
socio-cultural opportunities
– the Treaty of Amity and cooperation in Southeast Asia came into
existence in 1976 and remains the key code of conduct governing
interstate relations in the region
– it lays out numerous fundamental principles including: mutual
respect for the independence and sovereignty of all nations, non-
interference in the internal affairs of one another, and the settlement
of differences by peaceful means

– in 1995 government leaders signed a treaty to make asean a nuclear

weapon-free zone to further promote peace in the region
– by providing a platform for countries and parties involved in any
disputes and tensions, ASEAN is able to keep all conflicting parties
present in negotiations and continue exploring options towards
peaceful solutions. and it isn't just talking within the 10 countries
that has kept the region safe
– over the past few years ASEAN has deepened and strengthened its
relations across Asia and the world

– asean continued cooperation with its international partners,

promotes peace, stability, prosperity, and the development of the
region
– not only are their regular ASEAN meetings between the foreign
ministers but there are also East Asia summits which allow ASEAN to
have a real impact on issues in the wider region
– asean is actively engaging its dialogue partners to further enhance
dialogue and cooperation with them
– the ASEAN plus one meetings with the world's superpowers mean
that despite their size, ASEAN countries can have a real impact on
global politics. and by adopting coordinated cohesive and coherent
positions on issues and by responding collectively to emerging
 challenges, ASEAN is seen as being a reliable player in the global
community

– “by talking by discussing by being transparent this is actually

promoting trust building. this is building confidence. so it's definitely
one of the most successful framework I would say in this age and
time to promote peace and stability in the region. so and of course
this trickles down to the safety and security of the people as well.”
– and looking after its people is asean’s main concern the political
security community promotes political development in adherence to
the principles of democracy.
– the rule of law and good governance and respect for the promotion
and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms as
inscribed in ASEAN charter

Chan Heng Chee (Singapore Representative to the ASEAN

Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights):
– “what our countries countries but about people you know. so you
have a people centered asean. and what is it about people that is
important? people have rights, people want to live decent lives. you
know they want to have protection from fear they do not want to live
in fear”

Laura Hwang (Singapore’s representative to the ASEAN commission

on the promotion and protection of the rights of women and
children):
– “when you're dealing with lives I think the best teacher of all is
experience. and the experiences of a collective of Nations you know
is really better than just one nation looking inward ASEAN.”

– uses the political security community to create a rules-based union

of shared values and norms, which is cohesive peaceful and
resilient .
– by bringing the ten nations together it gives a shared responsibility
for security which allows Southeast Asia to be a dynamic and
outward looking region in an increasingly integrated and
interdependent world
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Module 4.7: Intro to ASEAN Economic Community

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfXKakPFWkw
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Module 4.8: ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Discussion

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKTlqVeSPoU

– it's on the smallest farms like this one in Thailand that ASEAN
Economic Community is being built one step at a time

– trade tariffs between ASEAN countries are being eliminated so

farmers and manufacturers can export their products more
competitively across the whole region
– the AEC enhances trade in Southeast Asia through liberalization and
facilitation and provides bigger and new opportunities for all
 –

businesses
– it means qualified produce and products from one country can easily
be exported to the nine other countries within ASEAN where they
can be imported without incurring tariffs or taxes
– that means markets like this one in pnompen can sell their goods at
a cheaper price than ever before, which is great news for consumers

– efforts towards building an ASEAN Economic Community have been

taking place since 2007. there are four pillars within the AEC. the aim
of the single market and production base is for there to be a free
flow of goods, a free flow of services, a free flow of investment a
free flow of skilled labor, and a freer flow of capital
– the creation of the competitive economic region seeks to foster a
culture of fair competition and protect consumers across the whole
region

– the equitable economic development aims to narrow the

development gap within an among member states and relieve
poverty in all ten countries and the fourth pillar is integration into the
global economy
– and trade and economic cooperation aren't just within Southeast
Asia.

– trade agreements are also in place between ASEAN and China,

Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand Choong Yen
Fai has been importing goods from China into his shop in Kuala
Lumpur for the past 15 years and says it's now easier than ever to do
business with his Asian neighbors

Choong Yen Fai (owner, wing yick toys enterprise):

– “there's a relationship with China and ASEAN. there are a lot of
things that you can buy from there you know it actually is very
important you can see on the street “

– and it's not just a one-way street. ASEAN exports a huge amount of
products to China as well. in fact in 2014 two-way trade between
ASEAN and China was over 360 billion dollars
 – one-way prices of consumer goods are kept competitive while
maintaining good quality is by having harmonized standards as basis
for testing and acceptance of tests on products
– so if a TV set for instance is tested and accepted in Indonesia it
doesn't have to go through another test if imported into Myanmar
and that means even less red tape less bureaucracy and a guarantee
products are of a high quality throughout the region

– this Factory in southern Malaysia is making dock levelers, an

important tool used to help loading and unloading from delivery
trucks

Heinrich Jessen (CEO, jepsen and Jessen sea):

– “here's one example where we produce a product in Malaysia with
tremendous economies of scale these products are rectangular so
they fit beautifully into a container there's no duty on them when
they go to any other ASEAN country. so it's an example of a
production where we are centralizing production for the whole
region”
– it is just one of several products made by Jepsen and Jessen the
existence of ASEAN also helps narrow the development gap by
allowing businesses to easily expand jepson and Jessen now have
factories and offices in nine ASEAN countries
– “I think the fact that Laos and Cambodia and and Myanmar part of
ASEAN helped us make the decision to go into these countries and
for us it was a strategic decision to make sure we are in every ASEAN
country. had they not been part of us yeah and we may not have
made that decision they would have been looked at as a peripheral
country”

– ASEAN is also moving to boost the regional economy by encouraging

major infrastructure projects, from new super highways that will
connect growing cities to installing faster broadband and all this
investment helps small and medium sized enterprises. like this
marketing firm in Bangkok which is expanded across ASEAN

Jose Jaime De La Fuente (Managing director, act media):

– “having multiple offices in the different Asian countries provides a
 –
scale, provides us better recognition among our clients and
customers and I think that's that's really very helpful in trying to
grow our business and trying to build our image in the marketplace”

– and for skilled workers that can mean even greater job opportunities
there are now mutual recognition arrangements in place so a
qualified architect or engineer from one ASEAN country will soon be
able to go and work easily in another ASEAN country

– ASEAN’s GDP is two point six trillion dollars and with a growing
middle class there's huge potential for businesses to expand and
that growing middle class is attracting foreign businesses from car
manufacturers to retailers to banks.
– foreign investment now totals over 130 billion dollars and employs
millions of people

Ezani Mansor (Malaysian country representative; US_ASEAN business

council):
– “ASEAN if is important for US companies simply because of its
potential. it is a growing region with middle-class population that can
easily go up to four hundred million consumers. it's best to be
accumulated as a region rather than separately.
– I think Kenobi's of scale will have an attractive incentive for foreign
investors to look at rather than singular countries simply because if
you do one business in another country you can also have that
impact for another country and you can see the opportunity”

– 2015 marks an important milestone but there is more in store for the
AEC the future will see remaining trade tariffs scrapped, non-tariff
barriers to trade reduced, and better connectivity there will be new
challenges but new solutions to to keep ASEAN’s economy growing
from strength to strength

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Module 4.9: Intro to ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYYvTPM0cuA
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Module 4.10: Socio-Cultural Community Discussion

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPThskSqjM

we're used to storms but that was a

different kind of storm

Dr. Karen Cordelia Go (Medical officer, tacloban city hospital):

– “I cannot tell you how how terrifying it was unless you were here you
cannot understand what we went through. the winds were howling
and this the rain was pounding down on the roof. we couldn't believe
what had happened to the city to our beloved city. it was like a war
zone all of our buildings had no roofs. the emergency, room the
glass doors had blown away. I wanted to cry because it wasn't it it
was really in shambles.”
 – days before typhoon Haiyan made landfall, asean’s coordinating
Center for humanitarian assistance on disaster management was
ready
– they tracked the storm warned the Philippine government where it
was going to hit and sent a team to the region so that once the
storm had passed, they could get to work helping survivors

Janggan Adhityawarma (senior emergency preparedness and response

officer; ASEAN’s coordinating center for humanitarian assistance on
disaster management):
– “the main role for the Hansons is basically to provide support to the
ASEAN member states in the area of disaster management and to
provide a coordination doing joint emergency response. we can
make an early preparation so we can deploy early on the ground and
then make an early coordination with the potentially affected
member state.”

– the typhoon left Tacloban practically destroyed .taking thousands of

lives and leaving millions homeless.
– the response though from ASEAN and the AHA Center was
immediate. they provided logistical support for the government and
nations within ASEAN donated millions of dollars for the rebuilding
operation, as well as plane and boat loads filled with food and
emergency supplies.
– ASEAN even has a warehouse in Kuala Lumpur stocked with
essential equipment ready to fly out in the event of any disaster in
the region.
– “we can't say thank you enough to the people who came in and just
poured out their hearts and all the material support that they could
give us. most especially our asean neighbors who gave their best.
they came out and supported us. we feel so overwhelmed with a
huge outpouring of love and blessing that they extended to us.”

– and that support extends to improving the lives of everyone which is

why asean focuses so much on health issues. its regional action plan
is aimed at ensuring everyone leads a healthy lifestyle by 2020.

– in 2013 government leaders signed a declaration on non-

 –
communicable diseases specifically to combat cancer, heart
disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory problems which are the
leading causes of death in Southeast Asia

Datuk Dr Jeyaindran Sinnadurai (deputy director general; malaysia

ministry of health):
– “we normally share with successes with them and we also share the
challenges with them so I think it's a two-way process. some of the
other countries have also shown us how they can overcome other
diseases and I think it's a great opportunity for us to exchange ideas
so that as nation, as a whole nation community, we will be able to
develop healthcare to a higher level”
– Malaysia's healthcare system is one of the best in the world. and it's
doctors and medical professionals often travel to other ASEAN
nations to share their knowledge and experience
– one reason the healthcare is so good in the region is that hospitals
and health services are happy to blend Western and traditional
medicine. using practices like acupuncture to treat patients
recovering from chemotherapy
– “we feel that there's a role for these forms of complementary
therapy to be given to our patients and we find that tradition
complimentary method may be a cheap way, an effective way to
bring about better healthcare delivery throughout asean”

– from traditional Thai dancing to modern Cambodian street dance,

Southeast Asia has numerous cultures and ASEAN is committed to
preserving and protecting them
– just as it is for the extraordinary cultural sites in the region, from
began in Myanmar to Angkor Wat in Cambodia. and of course we are
determined to keep our natural areas pristine as well
– from the stunning pine yabai in Thailand to the sungei buloh
wetlands in Singapore, ASEAN is committed to protect Southeast
Asia's incredible biodiversity
– the creation of numerous ASEAN heritage parks means that areas of
outstanding natural beauty are protected for generations to come

Nathaniel Bantayan (director of the makiling centre for mountain

ecosystems in the philippines)
 – “we're at mount Makiling a very special mountain it's very diverse
and it's very important. there's at least 2,000 vascular plants alone.
that's more than the entire United States.”
– Nathaniel is the park director here on Mount makiling in the
Philippines.
– “plants and animals that are unique to a place is tell us about its
history and preserving it also means preserving your your own way
of life. when that's gone you're your own identity is gone”
– ASEAN Center for biodiversity is also located on Mount makiling and
it is here that staff work to protect wildlife and plant life

Norman Ramirez (capacity development specialist; ASEAN centre for

biodiversity)
– “establishment of these ASEAN heritage parks help in giving
recognition or raising the awareness of the importance to protect the
biodiversity in the countries, in the ecosystems. when we say that
one protected asrea is an asean heritage part, it is already a shared
natural heritage among the other countries”
– the parks are also an excellent place to pass down information
through the generation

Muhd Doud Abdullahe (tour guide; taskek merimbun heritage park,

brunei):
– “when we bring a student here, when we explain all this everyone oh
these are the thing we don't learn from Zoo”

– the aim of the socio-cultural community is to build a community that

is people centered and socially responsible
– we all want to live in a caring, sharing, and inclusive society where
the well-being and livelihoods of everyone are enhanced. it's about
giving everyone opportunities to succeed and helping out one
another in times of need so that everyone can live and achieve the
ASEAN dream

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MODULE 4 HW

Check out the three ASEAN Pillars (APSC, AEC, and ASCC), on Content
-> Module 4. Reflect on their personal impact/s to you. Also consider
how relevant ASEAN Integration is to your own life.

Attach one photo per pillar that best capture your answer and add 100-
word description to further explain your responses. Note that the photos
can be originally taken by you or taken from online sources. If you
choose the latter, do not forget to cite your sources.

link:
– http://www.suhakam.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/the-three-
pillar.pdf
– to further understand yung 3 pillars !! https://www.slideshare.net/
vaneza22/asean-three-pillars

APSC - ASEAN Political-Security Community

– draws asean towards a rules-based community of shared value and
norms
– bring about prosperity in the region and protects the interests and
wellbeing of ASEAN people
– seeks to achieve an enhancement in political stability, democracy
and good governance through creating a just, democratic and
harmonious environment, human rights are expectedly apparent in
this
– rights of migrant workers, rights of women and children and other
civil organizations as well as to education and public awareness on
human rights
answer:
– freedom of speech dahil sa mga naisusulat na songs ??
– Since APSC seeks to achieve enhancement in political stability,
democracy, and good governance, its major contribution to the
music scene is how it helps artist have their own freedom of speech
through their songs. Human rights is apparent in this pillar and as an
artist/musician, this is important because songs send messages
varying from love to controversial social issues. This pillar helps in
how songs are able to have lyrics that tackle various topics.

AEC - ASEAN Economic Community

 – a region of equitable economic development
– Recognizing the importance of equitable economic development for
all peoples, the actions under Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI)
include human resource development, information and
communication technologies, capacity building, poverty reduction
and improvement in quality of life.
– envisions ASEAN as a single market and production base. Free
flow of goods, services, investments, capital, and labor will allow the
development of production networks in the region and enhance
ASEAN's capacity as the global supply chain.
answer:
– yung manufacturing the physical copies ng music?? or sales ng
music??
– AEC tackle the free flow of goods, services, investments, labor, etc.
This has a significant relevance in my life as a consumer because the
products that we buy everyday are considered to be under the
economic community that ASEAN handle. In the music industry, this
also applies to the sales that the artist makes through their physical
albums or streaming sales.

ASCC - ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

– adopted to realize a people-oriented, socially responsible ASEAN
community with the view of achieving solidarity, unity and a common
identity as well as building a sharing and caring society
– human development; social welfare and protection; social justice
and rights; ensuring environmental sustainability; building the
ASEAN identity; and narrowing the development gap. All these
issues, except for building the ASEAN identity, pertain directly to
human rights
– advancing and prioritizing education, investing in human resource
development and promotion of decent work
answer:
– copy right laws and yung mga sampling laws ? protecting artists’
right sa art nila ?
– ASCC prioritizes people-oriented, socially responsible ASEAN
community and it aims to build a sharing and caring community. It is
relevant to my life in a way that it helps me understand how
important social welfare and people’s right is. I think in the music
industry, this can be applied to the copyright laws that protects the
artists’ works since ASCC also tackles social justice and rights.
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ASEAN elements:
– Historicity:
– flag colors: red yellow blue - most common colors used in the
flags of the countries
– red: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
– blue: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
– yellow: Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines,
Vietnam
– Principles:
– unity
– fundamental principles from treaty of amity and cooperation in
southeast asia (TAC): mutual respect for the independence,
sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of
all the nations
– https://asean2021.bn/asean/about-asean/fundamental-
principles
– Pillars:
– cultural diversity (socio-cultural community, political security
– ASCC = social justice and rights
– Integration:

Symbolism of logo parts:

– tao sa gitna: unity as one asean ?
– blue circles na nakaconnect yellow:
– yellow: hope and positivity
– blue: freedom, depth, trust, loyalty, sincerity, wisdom, stability,
faith, intelligence
– together, they will connect each asean country
– red: life, health, vigor, war, courage, anger, love and religious
fervor.
– dove: peace, freedom, love

Visual impact:
Explanation of artistic elements:

page 3:
– red - countries with red in their flags
– blue: countries with blue in their flag
– basically, yung 2 is symbolism lang ng free flow between
countries and their capability to work with each other in
harmony? (unity)
– yellow circle: positivity, light of wisdom that illuminates darkness as
it resembles the sun
– different shades of blue and red symbolizes variety or can also be
interpreted as diversity
– green: ASEAN is one of the most productive agricultural baskets in
the world.

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FINAL PROJ PODCAST

asean countries: brunei, cambodia, indonesia, laos, malaysia, myanmar,

philippines, singapore, thailand, vietnam

choices:
– ph instruments that are similar sa ibang asean instruments?
– music careers sa asean countries??
– music laws and benefits sa ibat ibang asean countries para where to
best kickstart ur career or where to find opportunities??
– sinong country pinakabinibigyang halaga ang mga musicians or
artists nila

gawa ppt sa canva para may visuals kahit papano !!!!!

link:
– sea arts https://www.britannica.com/art/Southeast-Asian-arts/
Thailand-Laos-and-Cambodia
– quora abt ph indigenous instru https://www.quora.com/The-
Philippines-has-its-own-indigenous-music-Is-there-any-
connection-between-the-music-of-other-Southern-Asian-
countries-and-our-own
– instru in sea https://www.secret-retreats.com/blog/general-info/
musical-instruments-of-asia.html
– instru in sea pt 2 https://gromaudio.com/blog/2018/07/music-of-
southeast-asia/
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NEW PLAN !!!
ANGKLUNG OR GAMELAN ENSEMBLE YUNG MAIN TOPIC
– hanap fun facts and others

links:
– https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-between-
Indonesia-and-the-Philippines-in-music
– https://prezi.com/ei1lfr_fij3a/angklung/

– What is Filipino similar instrument of angklung?

– While the instrumentation of the gamelan angklung is similar
to gamelan gong kebyar, there are several critical differences.
– KULINTANG SA PH !!!

MAIN SOURCE OF INFO 1!!!!!

– https://prezi.com/k34xyhz4hdz8/gamelan/

canva podacst
– https://www.canva.com/design/DAFTT81gu-g/4HKYzD2lJKNAHM-
bWteBVQ/edit