Semarang, 21 Aug 2023: A bilateral meeting took place between the President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Prof Tetsuya Watanabe, and the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, Alfredo E. Pascual, alongside Atty. Allan B. Gepty, the Assistant Secretary of the Industry Development and Trade Policy Group. This meeting occurred on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings, which were hosted in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.