Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived Sunday afternoon at Clark International Airport, the last ASEAN leader to arrive in the country for the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, coinciding with the 50th founding anniversary of the regional bloc.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's plane landed at 4:18 p.m. Sunday at Clark International Airport, where most of the world leaders attending the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits touched down before proceeding to Manila for the main events.

Even the United States President has struggled with the word "Philippines," which he misspelled just two days after embarrassed Filipino officials had to take down a welcome banner that got their country's name wrong.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flew into the Philippines' capital region Sunday (Nov. 12) afternoon to attend a series of dialogues with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Transport authorities are readying sanctions against former beauty queen Maria Isabel Lopez, who removed orange cone barriers installed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to set apart the ASEAN Lanes, and then bragged about her infraction.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha arrived at Clark International Airport at half past 2pm Sunday, completing the representation of ASEAN's five founding states at this week's 31st Summit and related events, and a glittering 50th founding anniversary celebration for the regional bloc.

The ASEAN Committee on Security, Peace and Order, and Emergency Preparedness and Response (CSPOEPR) on Sunday warned foreign tourists and guests against joining protests during the conduct of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, saying this could cause their immediate deportation.

The plane of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is attending this week's ASEAN events, landed at Clark International Airport at 1:52pm Sunday.

The plane of New Zealand's youngest Prime Minister in 150 years and the country's third female leader, Jacinda Ardern, landed at Clark International Airport just minutes after the arrival of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore.

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong flew in a little past 1pm Sunday in this former military basein Pampanga, the sixth ASEAN leader who has arrived for the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

The celebrity couple officially tied the knot almost one year after they announced their engagement.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in this former US base in the Philippines past noon Sunday, the fifth ASEAN leader to fly in this weekend to attend the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summit.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Sunday morning on a commercial flight, as one of global leaders attending the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, which the Philippines is hosting as the regional bloc marks its 50th anniversary.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo's plane touched down at noon Sunday at the Clark International Airport in this former military base, the second ASEAN head of state to arrive for the day to attend the 31st Summit and related summits of Southeast Asia's leaders and their dialogue partners.

Eight distinguished alumni of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UPCMC), including InterAksyon and BusinessWorld editor in chief Roby Alampay, were honored at the 1st Glory Awards ceremony on Saturday (November 11, 2017) at the UP Bahay ng Alumni, DIliman Quezon City.