Robredo says PH must ‘lead’ ASEAN Code of Conduct in disputed WPS | MB_RAntonio
Filipinos are given a peek into the foreign policy of Vice President Leni Robredo if she wins as president in May 2022 after she pushed for the Philippines to lead the drafting and signing of a binding Code of Conduct with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the contested waters of the West Philippine Sea.
Robredo agreed with fellow presidential candidates Jose Montemayor Jr., Ernesto Abella, and Norberto Gonzales who also commented about the same issue. “At kailangan nile-leverage natin ‘yung arbitral ruling na ‘yun para kumbinsihin iyong mga kasama natin sa Asean na patuloy na ipaglaban ito ,” she added.The 10-member ASEAN agreed on a Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea in 2003, but progress on a COC has been slow.
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