Ambassador-designate Gina A. Jamoralin of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Indonesia, welcomed Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Jakarta on 6 May 2023. Secretary Pascual is in the country to conduct meetings related to the ASEAN Summit with his colleagues from other ASEAN Member States.

Ambassador-designate Jamoralin also joined Secretary Pascual in a bilateral meeting on 7 May 2023 with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, to discuss bilateral trade and economic issues.

Secretary Pascual and Ambassado-designate Jamoralin proceeded separately to Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on May 8 to join the President and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the rest of the Philippine delegation for the ASEAN Summit on 9 to 11 May 2023.