President Bongbong Marcos is looking forward to discuss the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China, should he meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the ASEAN Summits in Cambodia.

"Kailangan natin makahanap ng paraan para i-resolve itong issue na ito. But to do that, we have to first status quo everything and that's what the code of conduct will do, to leave things as status quo," Marcos told reporters en route to Phnom Penh to attend the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits from 10 to 13 November.

In the summits, Marcos said he will emphasize regional cooperation on maritime security, climate change, food security, health cooperation, and economic recovery to his ASEAN counterparts.