Marcos to seek Australia's help

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will seek the support of Australia in resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea as the Philippines reported the presence of Chinese warships and a helicopter near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) on Tuesday.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the President, who will fly to Canberra on February 28 and then to Melbourne on March 4 for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and Australia, would seek help at a time when the rules-based international order "is very much under challenge."