PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to exercise self-restraint and respect the rule of law to avoid “escalating tension” in the disputed South China Sea.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte gives his intervention as he joins other leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries during the 36th ASEAN Summit video conference at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on June 26, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOS