COC on South China Sea now 80% done, says DFA

14 Nov 2026 • 5:41 PM MYT
The Manila Times
The Manila Times

One of the longest-running English broadsheets in the Philippines

COC on South China Sea now 80% done, says DFA

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said on Saturday that the Code of Conduct (COC) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China in the South China Sea is now 80 percent complete.

In a press briefing, Lazaro said since the Philippines took the chairship of Asean this year, progress on the COC has been hastened.

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