Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday proposed five measures that the Philippines can take following the inaction of the Duterte administration to enforce the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday welcomed the open support expressed by the United States for the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea and for reaffirming its commitment to invoke the RP-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) in case of an armed attack against the...
Malacañang was not surprised after China rejected anew the historic July 12, 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, saying the ruling was already part of international law. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian...
“Sana all.” This is what Vice President Leni Robredo has to say about China’s assertion of maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea, noting the “unnecessary and unfortunate” tone it used during the fifth anniversary of the Philippines’ arbitral win on July 12. (Vice President Leni...
A leading maritime law expert from the University of the Philippines (UP) believes that the government’s sudden decision to deploy coast guard vessels to patrol the West Philippine Sea is somehow related to next year’s election. Dr. Jay Batongbacal, Director, University of the Philippines'...
For China, the historic July 12, 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that rejected its excessive claims in the South China Sea is nothing but a piece of “waste paper.” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian (via Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China) “The...
The leading opposition groups and personalities on Monday, July 12, called on Filipinos to elect leaders “who will not betray our nation” and those who will instead fight for the country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea amid the growing aggression of China’s expansive activities in the...
When President Duterte himself admitted in his 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he is “inutil” (useless) regarding China’s continued presence in the West Philippine Sea, and his professed “love” for Chinese President Xi Jinping, is it not about time to reject him? The was the...
The enactment of the new baselines law will help the country’s maritime law enforcers protect the Philippine seas against the intrusion of foreign vessels, retired Supreme Court associate justice Francis Jardeleza said on Monday, July 12 as the country marks the 5th year of its victory over the...
As the Philippines marks the 5th year of its historic win against China, retired Supreme Court associate justice Francis Jardeleza underscored on Monday, July 12, the need to have a law that measures and defines the maritime features within the country’s territorial seas to enforce the Arbitral...
As the world commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Arbitral Tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, Canada has expressed its concern over China’s “escalatory and destabilizing actions” in South China and the East China Sea as it called on all parties to comply with the international...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, July 12, hopes that the Philippines can rediscover its national pride in pursuing its legitimate interests and rights in the West Philippine Sea despite the “rubble of cowardice and neglect” that put aside the 2016 arbitration win against China. Vice...
