Senator Loren Legarda said she is confident that the recently signed Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act will provide a framework for balancing global maritime trade vis-à-vis the protection of the country’s marine environment. Legarda said these...
President Marcos said it was not unexpected that China would criticize the Philippines for passing two new laws that reaffirm the country's rights over maritime zones. The two new laws—the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act—would serve the country's...
Senators are upbeat that the signing into law of the country’s first maritime zones and archipelagic sea laws will give more teeth to the legal and territorial claim of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “The two laws will further strengthen our sovereignty and sovereign...
As a state, the Philippines has the right to enact its own laws, a senior state counsel said, emphasizing that the effectivity of the law does not depend on whether or not other countries, like China, recognize it. On Friday, Nov. 8, President Marcos signed into law the Philippine Maritime Zones...
President Marcos signed into law on Friday, Nov. 8, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act—two measures that aim to protect the country's sovereignty and jurisdiction in its waters. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Republic...
The 107,000-strong reservists in the country should play an active role in defending and safeguarding the Philippines’ sovereignty amid political tensions and challenges in the West Philippine Sea, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said. Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has joined four other senators who filed a bill establishing the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Photo courtesy of O/S Win Gatchalian) Gatchalian, in filing Senate Bill No. 2395, sought the passage of the measure amid the...
