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President Bongbong Marcos rejects what he calls misleading narratives on the disputes in the South China Sea.  Mister Marcos also says achieving peace in the area is still unlikely for now.  Rex Remitio has the latest from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Indonesia.   Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 "Our vision for the South China Sea is a sea of peace, stability and prosperity.

00:09 Today sadly this remains a distant reality."

00:12 That's how President Bumbong Marcos described the situation in the South China Sea in front

00:18 of other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Jakarta, Indonesia.

00:25 The president did not elaborate.

00:27 In the subsequent ASEAN-China summit, however, the Philippine leader hails the latest developments

00:32 in negotiations for a code of conduct in the South China Sea.

00:36 "The early conclusion of an effective and substantive COC that is in accordance with

00:43 international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS, remains the goal for ASEAN and for China."

00:52 During the earlier retreat session, though, the chief executive rejects what he calls

00:57 misleading narratives that the disputes in the contested waters are due to the rivalry

01:02 between two powerful countries.

01:05 "The Philippines firmly rejects misleading narratives that frame the disputes in the

01:10 South China Sea solely through the lens of strategic competition between two powerful

01:16 countries.

01:17 This not only denies us our independence and our agency, but it also disregards our own

01:24 legitimate interests."

01:25 While President Marcos did not name the two countries, freedom of navigation in the South

01:30 China Sea is one of the issues causing tensions between the US and China.

01:36 The president says the Philippines will continue to uphold and exercise such freedoms in the

01:41 South China Sea in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the

01:48 Sea.

01:49 "The challenge for us remains that we must never allow the international peaceful order

01:55 to be subjected to the forces of might applied for a hegemonic ambition."

02:00 He also urges ASEAN leaders to exercise self-restraint on activities that might cause instability

02:07 in the disputed waters.

02:09 In the end, however, he says that while Filipinos are not seeking conflict, it's their duty

02:14 as citizens to defend the country's sovereignty.

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