Lao Prime Ministers Bounnhang Vorachith , Bouasone Bouphavanh and Thongsing Thammavong made their state visit to the Philippines in 2002 , June 2007 and May 2012 respectively . Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos visited Laos in October 1997 . President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited Laos in November 2004 for the ASEAN summit and President Benigno Aquino III visited Laos in November 2012 for the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit . President Rodrigo Duterte visited Laos in September 2016 , his first international trip as president , to attend the 48th and 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) Summits and the Eleventh East Asia Summit
Eleventh East Asia Summit
Eleventh East Asia Summit
Laos–Philippines relations