Sen. Robinhood Padilla made a renewed push for the Philippines to assert its rights over Sabah like what it's doing in the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Robinhood Padilla pushed anew for the Philippines' assertion of its rights over Sabah. During the plenary deliberations on the proposed Philippine...
Sen. Francis Tolentino highlighted how the passage of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act will improve the country’s maritime governance. Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones, welcomes questions from colleagues as he defends...
The passage of the proposed law on maritime zones would help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to clearly strengthen the defined zones in the country’s maritime jurisdictions. PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela...
Sen. Francis Tolentino reiterated the need to pass legislation on the country's maritime zones and archipelagic sea lanes following the death of three fishermen whose boat was rammed in Bajo de Masinloc. Tolentino, who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty...
Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian is pushing for the enactment of legislation that would establish the Philippine maritime zones and in effect reinforce the 2016 landmark arbitral victory that the country secured against China. This arbitral ruling invalidated Beijing’s so-called...
Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino underscored on Wednesday, Sept. 6, the need for the country to have its own maritime zone law to assert its territory. Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Senator Francis Tolentino answers the members of the media during the weekly "Kapihan sa Manila Bay" forum at...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Thursday, August 31 vowed to expedite the passage into law of the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act in a bid to quell any attempts by China to expand and include the country's maritime territories as part of its own. The “standard map”...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has sought the maintenance of reciprocity and mutual respect in upholding the rights of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) disputes as constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) seven years ago....
Senator Francis Tolentino is now proposing the creation of a Special Senate Committee on Admiralty Matters. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) Tolentino raised the idea during Tuesday’s plenary session following the referral...
(Unsplash) In a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7819. Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco, who presided over plenary session Monday, May...
The House of Representatives on Monday, Dec. 6 approved on third and final reading the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act that will establish the country’s legal rights to conduct social, economic, commercial and other activities in the covered areas. Zamboanga Sibugay Rep. Ann Hofer With 188...
