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FEBRUARY 2018 | International Law Alerts | Territory

PH to contest China’s naming of features in PH Rise The Philippines plans to contest China’s naming of five features in the Philippine Rise, commonly known as Benham Rise, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. Sovereign markers to float in PH Rise Floating “sovereign markers” will be placed in shallow portions of the Philippine Rise to assert the country’s sovereignty over the 13-million-hectare undersea plateau before Independence Day on June 12. Local, foreign study in PH Rise for ‘national interest’ — Esperon It is within the Philippines’ “national interest” to encourage both Filipino and foreign marine scientific researches…

FEBRUARY 2018 | International Law Alerts | Trade and Investment

DTI eyes free trade pact with US to boost export Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has expressed hope for the start of formal negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States in one to two years, noting that talks have so far remained “exploratory.”

FEBRUARY 2018 | International Law Alerts | Labor Law / OFWs

Robredo wants PH, Kuwait to sign bilateral agreement to protect OFWs Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday urged both the Philippine and Kuwaiti governments to sign the pending bilateral agreement amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for a deployment ban of OFWs to the Gulf state. CHR: Deploy OFWs only to countries that will protect their rights Following the gruesome murder of domestic helper Joanna Demafelis, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged the government to deploy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) only to countries that have guaranteed to protect their rights as provided under the amended Migrant Workers’ Act. Gatchalian…

FEBRUARY 2018 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law

PH laws ensure protection of ecosystem The Philippine Supreme Court, has been a staunch defender of our fragile ecosystem issuing the trailblazing “writ of kalikasan,” creating specialized Environmental Courts and Tribunals (ECT) and providing Temporary Environmental Protection Orders DENR to form new bureau to enforce environmental laws Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday said he would form a bureau to enforce environmental laws with the assistance of personnel from the military, police and National Bureau of Investigation, and government prosecutors.

FEBRUARY 2018 | ASEAN International Law Alerts | ASEAN

Why is Asean afraid of China? Four claimants to parts of the disputed South China Sea are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean): the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei Darussalam. And yet, after its countless year-round meetings, Asean has issued nothing but vapid, hollow and repetitive statements on China’s continued expansionism in and militarization of the disputed area. ASEAN to enhance sanitary and phytosanitary measures Around 48 officials from relevant agencies in ASEAN Member States (AMS), Australia and New Zealand dealing with sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and ASEAN Secretariat officers attended the Workshop on ASEAN Regional…

JULY 2017 | International Law Alerts | West Philippine Sea and Arbitration

The July 12 ruling exposed China’s strategy Exactly a year ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was invoked to mediate in the brewing dispute between the Philippines and China over conflicting maritime entitlements in the West Philippine Sea. Defying all expectations, Manila won a near unanimous victory, scoring in 14 out of its 15 claims against Beijing. Think tank urges Philippines to challenge China’s moves vs int’l order The Philippines should continue its business engagement with China but should also contest their stunts against international law, a Tokyo-based think tank said on Wednesday. How to enforce the PCA ruling…

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