I grimace at the thought of how China s apologists, agents and fifth columnists deal with the landmark ruling by the arbitral tribunal with such subjectivity. They either reject or uphold it, depending on how it suits their master s interest. They tend to negate the arbitral award that largely favored the Philippines by citing China s refusal to participate in the arbitration, which, they claim, rendered the proceedings void from the beginning. But the argument is untenable since China, as a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), agreed to be bound by its decisions being the third-party arbitrator in the interpretation of the provisions of the convention.
THE proposed maritime zones bill has never become more imperative, especially in clarifying the geographic jurisdiction of the country in terms of certain Philippine laws amid increasing tensions in the disputed waters off the West Philippine Sea, Presidential Assistant on Maritime Concerns Secretary Andres Centino said Tuesday.
Amid South China Sea tensions, Nicholas Burns’ incorrect assertion that the disputed Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal were Philippine territory may reflect US bias at work. This highlights a hardening US stance against China and Beijing’s communication challenges.
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WITH the support of India and other countries, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is more confident in upholding international rules-based order in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The chief executive made the remark during the courtesy call of Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Malacañang on Tuesday. “We…