Marcos: ASEAN must never allow int'l order to be challenged by 'hegemonic ambitions' in SCS

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on his fellow ASEAN state heads not to allow international order to be challenged by any “hegemonic ambition” in the South China Sea.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called on his fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations state heads not to allow international order to be challenged by any “hegemonic ambition” in the South China Sea .

"The Philippines firmly rejects misleading narratives that frame the disputes in the South China Sea solely to the lens of strategic competition between two powerful countries," Marcos said at Intervention during the 43rd ASEAN Summit Retreat Session. He added that the Philippines “will continue to uphold, and exercise freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, in accordance with international law, including of course, the 1982 UNCLOS .”

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