Former Speaker of the House
Three days from now, on April 21, we will preside at the meeting of the 39-member standing committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which we will do so from our respective homes or offices in different Asian countries and in various time zones, thanks to modern communications technology.
As some may know, the ICAPP is composed of some 350 ruling and opposition political parties from 52 countries in Asia, which we founded and launched in Manila in September, 2000. We are privileged to serve as ICAPP founding chairman and chairman of the standing committee since the year 2000.