In response to Iran's international correspondent Alireza Mohabi's question about the Islamic Republic's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Philippine Foreign Minister Teresa Lazaro said: "This action affected all ASEAN member states.
At the press conference of the ASEAN summit in Manila, he discussed the consequences of Iran's war on energy security, food security and the rise in oil prices.
Lazaro also declared the residence of more than two million five hundred thousand Filipino citizens in the Persian Gulf countries.