Manila, Oct. 29 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is not sending an observer to the Myanmar elections in December, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. confirmed Tuesday night.
Speaking to the press after capping his participation in the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits here, Marcos said the issue of deploying a monitoring team had been discussed carefully during talks in the high-level gathering.
"I think what's happened is ASEAN is leaving it to each country to decide on their own. ASEAN will not take a common position. Because in our discussions, everyone has a different idea," he said.
"So, we will have to decide for the Philippines what it is that we think we should do. We will watch other countries to see w...