Manila, Aug. 4 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the National Youth Commission, will hold the ASEAN Youth Summit 2026 on Aug. 5 and 6 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.

The summit, supported by the United Nations Development Programme and the Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, aims to provide a platform to empower young people and strengthen their competencies in digital literacy, online ethics, and responsible innovation.

"As part of its chairship of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), the DSWD wants to promote an enabling environment for young people to participate and strengthen their competencies to become responsible us...