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“A code of conduct is the way to go forward to peacefully and amicably resolve territorial disputes among countries in the region,” Rodriguez said.
The President said his proposed code of conduct would be “an example of how states manage their differences: through reason and through right.” “The problem is with China, which has been the aggressor all these years. ASEAN members should collectively make a plea for China to respect and abide by the planned code of conduct,” he said.
“They want our EEZ, from north in Panatag Shoal off Pangasinan and Zambales, to south in Ayungin Shoal in Palawan. Every now and then, they harass our fishermen and the platoon of Filipino soldiers heroically guarding our country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the lonely and dangerous seas off Palawan,” he added.
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