Marcos to raise SCS issue at Asean summit

by Catherine S. Valente - Francisco Tuyay

Oct 05, 2024 12:15 am

(UPDATES) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will assert the Philippines' sovereignty over its territorial waters when he joins the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.

During a pre-departure briefing in Malacañang, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu said Marcos is expected to take up with fellow world leaders the recent developments in the West Philippine Sea.

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