Aquino tells APEC: ‘Think out of the box’

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Tuesday exhorted his government counterparts and business leaders in the Asia Pacific region to “think out of the box” and not be constrained by “certain limits” that may be counterproductive to a common agenda of productivity and stability.

“APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) is unique in that it does not produce binding commitments. This only means that we are not confined by certain limits: leaders can think out of the box … When we come together in APEC, we are united by the desire to bring stability, security, and prosperity to our peoples,” the President said in his keynote address during the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) summit in Makati City.