Prabowo Flies to the Philippines to Attend the 48th ASEAN Summit, Bahlil Accompanies

JAKARTA - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto flew to Cebu, Philippines, on Thursday morning (7/5/2026) to attend the 48th ASEAN Summit taking place on 7-8 May 2026. According to information from the Presidential Staff Office, Prabowo, along with a limited entourage, took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Indonesian Air Force Base, Jakarta, at around 09.10 WIB. Upon arrival in Cebu, President Prabowo is scheduled to attend one of the 48th ASEAN Summit agendas, namely the Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit, which serves as a strategic forum to strengthen connectivity and subregional economic cooperation in ASEAN. Several issues to be discussed include global developments impacting the region, including efforts to maintain energy resilience and strengthen coordination in responding to geopolitical dynamics. Accompanying President Prabowo on the flight to the Philippines are Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.