The Philippines remains confident that negotiations on the long-awaited Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea are making steady progress, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China maintaining their commitment to conclude talks within the year. Department of Foreign...
The country should not enter into a South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) that weakens the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling as doing so would erode the country 's sovereign rights and undermine international law, according to an independent think tank. This was the call made by Stratbase...
The Philippines will ensure that the South China Sea will remain a sea of peace and stability following China 's expression of openness to expedite the conclusion of negotiations for a sea conduct under Manila 's chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Both...
China is sharing the same hopes of all 12 Southeast Asian nations to reach within the year an agreement on the conduct in the South China Sea. China 's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, said Beijing has the confidence and the resolve "to reach an agreement as soon as possible" with...
The 11 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) viewed with concern land reclamation and other activities in the South China Sea as their top diplomats met in Cebu for talks over regional and global issues. ASEAN released a lengthy statement on Thursday, Jan. 29,...
The Philippines and China resumed on Thursday, Jan. 30, one of their most anticipated bilateral discussions—a political dialogue on maritime issues and other mutual interests—in a move that came as the two sides expressed willingness to end the long-running conflict in the South China Sea. The...
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to conduct monthly in-person meetings to expedite the conclusion of talks on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, as relevant parties have yet to iron out respective disagreements on its terms and other...
Top diplomats from all Southeast Asian countries will sit down for talks over the South China Sea issue, the political developments in Myanmar, and the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, among other concerns, on Thursday, Jan. 29, as the Philippines is hosting this year 's annual meet for the...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro is hopeful that the Philippines’ chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will witness the completion of the Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea amid escalating regional tensions between China, the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos has strongly stated that the Philippines cannot step back from pursuing the conclusion of the Code of Conduct (COC) for South China Sea, stressing that stopping would mean failure. "Well, earlier I said that at heart I 'm an optimist. And that 's...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged all soldiers and civilian human resources to remain faithful to their constitutional mandate to protect the people and secure the state amid persistent corruption issues confronting various sectors of government, as it marked the 35th anniversary of...
The Philippines plans to fast-track the conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea when it assumes chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year. This was disclosed by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on Monday, July 14....
