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Tag: Unclos

A favor from China

"We can never truly claim we lost an inch of our territory."     President Duterte is all wrong when he promised to set aside the arbitral...

Rody gets Xi OK on sea code

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Our man in Beijing

"Sta. Romana cannot be sold down the river."     Philippine Ambassador to China Chito Sta. Romana, the true diplomat that he is, fielded questions from the...

Beware the rumormongers

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Where were you on July 12, 2016?

"That was the day the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in our favor."   It has become common for people to pose the question “Where were...

Government must listen to its people: Primacy in our waters

Exactly three years ago, on the 12th of July 2016, the Tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea...

Recto Bank

"A little bit of circumspection would be better."     Considering the fact that I am assigned to represent the country in a state which also has...

China marker on Fiery Reef sparks protest

MALACANANG said Tuesday it was studying the possibility of lodging a diplomatic protest against China over the reported unveiling of a monument on Fiery...

Did we lose the PCA arbitration case?

In 2014, two years after it lost possession of Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal in a two-month standoff, the Philippines haled China to the Permanent Court...

Palace plots next move in wake of UN ruling

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Landmark ruling upholds Unclos as charter of oceans

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The Unclos ruling: Law or policy?

By Rep. Harry L. Roque On July 12, the Permanent Court of Arbitration based in The Hague is expected to give its verdict on the...

Round 2 of maritime boxing match

Commentators on events as long and complex as the ongoing tussle between the Philippines and China are wont to borrow the terminology of the...

A relative confidence

The headlines say the Philippines has won round one. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has asserted its jurisdiction over the issue...
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