PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 15: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hands the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DECA) to ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, while Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Maria Cristina Roque looks on during the opening ceremony of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on November 15, 2026 in Pasay City, Philippines. Regional leaders and their international partners are expected to discuss energy security, the conflict in Myanmar and tensions in the South China Sea at the Manila meetings, as the economic fallout from the Middle East war and intensifying US-China rivalry add to pressure on the Southeast Asian bloc. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez - Pool/Getty Images)