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PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. raised anew the urgent need for the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations to speed up the finalization of the long-delayed Asean-China Code of Conduct for the South China Sea where the Philippines continued to be subjected to harassment and intimidation.
”“It is time that we tackle these milestone issues directly so we can make substantive progress moving forward,” Marcos added.In June, a Philippine Navy personnel lost a thumb due to the harassment of a China Coast Guard Vessel in the bid to prevent a Philippine vessel from conducting a routine rotation and resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
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