'Good progress' made on South China Sea code of conduct: Philippine President

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday (Oct 8 ) said "good progress" has been made on the South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC), a proposed framework of rules being negotiated by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to manage tensions in the disputed waterway. Speaking at the Forbes Global CEO Conference at Shangri-La in Singapore, Marcos Jr said that while a resolution to the territorial disputes remains uncertain, the priority is to manage tensions and prevent miscalculations that could spiral out of control. "My greatest fear is that some seaman, some soldier just makes a mistake, and that mistake turns into something that goes out of control," he said. #southchinasea #philippines Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia