Whoever wins next year’s presidential derby should continue with the rule-based, multilateral approach that the Aquino administration followed in resolving Manila’s territorial dispute with China, a Malacañang official said on Thursday.

Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. reiterated that the Philippine government will continue to push for a legally-binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), as well as international arbitration to address the dispute.

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