Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 08:42:57 +0000
A lawmaker from the Magdalo party-list has refiled a proposal that would make July 12 a special working holiday in commemoration of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decision debunking China’s nine-dash line territorial claim.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:22:39 +0000
“China is still after our exclusive economic zone.”Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio issued this warning on Thursday, noting that China’s seemingly slow march towards the contested areas of West Philippine Sea is “just temporary.”
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Read moreAFTER calling an international arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines over China in the disputed territories an “empty victory,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana had a change of heart and apologized to two members of the delegation that presented the country’s position at The Hague in The Netherlands in 2016. Lorenzana addressed his “sincere apology” to former […]
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Read moreActing Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said the Philippines cannot invoke sovereign rights over the Panatag or Scarborough Shoal since the 2016 decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) did not settle the dispute with China for lack of jurisdiction.
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