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.
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.
The landmark ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of the Philippines over its maritime entitlements in the South China Sea, or more specifically, the West Philippine Sea, celebrated its first anniversary.
Today marks the first anniversary of the arbitral tribunal’s award on the case that the Philippines filed against China. This anniversary presents an opportunity for us to look closely at our country’s direction. Together, we can discuss where we have come as a nation and where we are headed.
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday urged the Philippine government to exhaust all available diplomatic avenues to promote the ruling of an international tribunal and the rule of international law.
On the first anniversary of the landmark decision favoring Philippine claims in the South China Sea, the Duterte administration called itself a “regional peacemaker” and emphasized the “benefits” of improved relations with China
The Philippines can file an extended continental shelf claim beyond the 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea off the coast of Luzon to enforce the ruling of a United Nations-backed tribunal.
The Philippines and China and the Philippines have come back to the “right track” of resolving the South China Sea dispute a year after the arbitration award, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
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