Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has welcomed the completion of the draft of the framework of the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea territorial disputes. Sta. Romana lauded the senior officials of China and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for finally endorsing the clean text of the framework to the Asean foreign ministers. Sta. Romana added that China and the Philippines engaged in a candid but friendly discussion where officials from the two countries tackled almost all contentious issues on the South China Sea dispute.

ASEAN code of conduct completed. (2017, May 21). Manila Standard, pp. A1, A2.