Philippines urges effective South China Sea COC amid persistent tensions

The Philippines said concluding an effective and substantive South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) has become increasingly ...

‘Asean’s gift to the world’: Hormuz crisis sharpens Philippines push for South China Sea code

MANILA: As the Philippines chairs Asean amid geopolitical tensions half a world away, Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro makes a clear case for why finishing the South China Sea Code of Conduct ...
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Can the Philippines manage Asean’s Myanmar crisis while advancing South China Sea code?

Analysts say Manila must navigate an Asean agenda crowded with difficult trade-offs, balancing the crisis in Myanmar where progress is expected to remain incremental with a COC process facing a 2026 ...
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ASEAN Considers More Effective, Aggressive Engagement With Myanmar

CEBU (Philippines), May 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a press conference after attending the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits here today. Also present are Foreign Minister ...