Will corruption issues 'overshadow' Philippines' ASEAN chairmanship? WATCH: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says that in ASEAN, leaders don't talk about domestic issues and focus instead on discussions that concern the bloc. "We do not allow those local political issues of any member state to intrude into what we are trying to do. That's my experience so far," he says in a press conference on Tuesday, October 28, after taking over as chairman of the bloc. Non-interference is a core pri