Malacanang welcomed on Tuesday the supportive statements of allies and other countries who agreed that the best way to tackle the row on the West Philippine Sea (
Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., in a Palace media briefing, said that Malacanang has always emphasized the importance of ASEAN centrality in dealing with such matters.
He noted that during the ASEAN Summit in
“Together with the other ASEAN nations, we are advocating the fleshing out of the Code of Conduct,” Coloma said. “We see this as the important opportunity for institutionalizing peace and stability in the region arising from the disputes in the
Coloma said that in the last ASEAN Summit, most or almost all of the countries in the region have already expressed their support for the Philippine advocacy.
“…We have seen important progress made in our advocacy and we continue to be encouraged by all of these developments,” the PCOO chief stressed.
Furthermore, Coloma noted that in the 13th Asia Security Summit held over the weekend in
“The
“As the President pointed out in recent interviews with the international press, 40 percent of world commerce passes through the
On another note, the PCOO chief also pointed out that despite the sea row, the relationship between the Philippines and China does not “define the totality” of its relations.
“We still would like to envision a situation where there will be continuing stability in the
“This is the condition that we see for further stability and economic growth in our region,” he added.
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