The Philippines is ready to contribute to the 'Myanmar-owned political process'


Members of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) attend a ceremony to release the party's election manifesto at Thuwunna indoor stadium on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. -- AP Photo/Thein Zaw

MANILA (Bernama-PNA): The Philippines is prepared to support a political process in Myanmar that is both "Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned,” the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported, citing its Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday.

The department issued the statement ahead of Myanmar’s junta-led elections scheduled from late December 2025 to January 2026, the first since the military seized power in February 2021.

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