Palace hopeful on South China Sea COC under PH’s Asean chairmanship

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is keeping its hopes alive for the possible finalization of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea before the end of the Philippines’ chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). This is despite reports that the COC will be unlikely to be settled duri…

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