Kuala Lumpur: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived here today to attend the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, which will commence tomorrow at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the special aircraft carrying Marcos, his wife Marie Louise Cacho Araneta-Marcos, and his official delegation landed at the Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 5.52 pm. They were received by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

Marcos then inspected a guard-of-honour mounted by 28 officers and personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial).

The 46th ASEAN Summit, held under Malaysia’s ASEAN 2025 Chairmanship theme of ‘Inclusivity and Sustainability’, will bring together leaders from member states to deliberate on pressing regional challenges and chart the way forward for ASEAN cooperation.

The summit will be held on May 26 and 27, concurrently with two key high-level meetings – the 2nd ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and the inaugural ASEAN-GCC-China Summit. These meetings underscore ASEAN’s commitment to strengthening interregional partnerships and addressing global issues such as economic resilience, energy security, and climate change.