Adoption of a binding Code of Conduct over disputed portions of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) may just be a matter of time as most leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) share the notion that it is vital for success of regional integration next year.

Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., who is with President Benigno Aquino 3rd in the two-day Asean Summit in Myanmar, said Asean heads of states were supportive of the establishment of a sea code.

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