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11 senators file resolution ‘strongly condemning’ illegal Chinese activities in West Philippine Sea By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News Published April 26, 2021 5:49pm Eleven senators on Monday filed a resolution strongly condemning the illegal activities of China in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EZZ) in the West Philippine Sea. Under Senate Resolution 708, which was principally authored by Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, senators said the continued presence of Chinese ship at Philippines sovereign territory violates the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration award which favored Philippines claims to West Philippine Sea. “China should not be allowed to rewrite or nullify the UNCLOS, which was painstakingly negotiated and ratified by various States, as such blatant disregard of established international law not only has serious ramifications on a rules-based international order, senators sa

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