MANILA, PHILIPPINES – JULY 21: Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro (left) and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 21, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Pool. 
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – JULY 21: Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro (left) speaks with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 21, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Pool.
Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Editing by Christopher Cushing.
