MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines raised the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute and equitable access to vaccines in theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations Senior Officials’ Meeting (ASEAN-SOM), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Sunday.
Acting DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs, Ambassador Elizabeth Buensuceso, raised the issue of the presence of Chinese maritime militia ships at Julian Felipe Reef in the WPS as she called for an environment conducive on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea.
“The continued deployment and lingering presence of a large swarm of maritime militia vessels within the Philippines’ maritime zones…
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