Statements
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Statement of IMOA on the Conferment of the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Award for Nationalism and International Law on Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio
The Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs (IMOA) had the distinct honor to nominate Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Award for Nationalism and International Law. The nomination was submitted last January 27, 2015 to the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Committee […]
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Introduction of Lecturer for the Antiquarian Map Exhibit Atty. Stephanie V. Gomez-Somera 21 February 2015 Lopez Museum and Library
Introduction of Lecturer for the Antiquarian Map Exhibit Atty. Stephanie V. Gomez-Somera Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Today I have the privilege to introduce our guest lecturer for the opening of the antiquarian map exhibit, Common Ground. Excellence is the hallmark of this man’s career. He was the valedictorian of Class 1975 of the […]
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MIMA’S ONLINE COMMENTARY ON MARITIME ISSUES
South China Sea Manoeuvrings: More of the same in 2015? Sumathy Permal Centre for Maritime Security and Diplomacy, MIMA Events in 2014 further contributed to the turbulence in the South China Sea. These included the stronger presence of naval, fisheries, and law enforcement vessels in areas of overlapping maritime claims, the enactment of new laws […]
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MARITIME CLAIMS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs U.S. Department of State This study is one of a series issued by the Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in the Department of State. The purpose of the series is […]
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Opening Remarks for the Cartographic Exhibit
By Atty. Elma Christine R. Leogardo President Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs The Institute for Maritime & Ocean Affairs (IMOA) is very privileged to co-present with the National Defense College of the Philippines today’s lecture by the Honorable Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio, and to open a cartographic exhibit based on […]
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Opening Remarks of Atty. ELma Christine Leogardo, President, Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs
Good afternoon, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Institute for Maritime & Ocean Affairs, or IMOA, is very proud to launch this unique and timely Map Exhibit, September being Maritime Month. We wish to thank Justice Antonio T. Carpio for giving us the privilege to mount this map exhibit based on his own research to […]
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REMARKS ON THE LAUNCHING OF THE EXHIBIT OF ANCIENT MAPS OF SCARBOROUGH SHOAL
Justice Antonio T. Carpio Good afternoon to everyone. Allow me to thank the sponsors of this Exhibit – the Institute of Maritime and Ocean Affairs headed by Atty. Elma Leogardo, the Maritime Law Association of the Philippines headed by Atty. Iris Baguilat, and the De La Salle University represented here this afternoon by Vice Chancellor […]
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Defending What is Rightfully and Legitimately Ours
HON. ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO Secretary of Foreign Affairs Introduction Supreme Court Senior Associate, the Honorable Justice Antonio T. Carpio; The Honorable Leila De Lima, Secretary of Justice; The Honorable Voltaire Gazmin, Secretary of National Defense; The Honorable Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales; The Honorable Chairman Juan Andres Baustista,PCGG; Bro. Michael Broughton, FSC, Vice Chancellor for Lasallian […]
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Statement by the Secretary of DFA on the UNCLOS Arbitral Proceedings against China
Department of Foreign Affairs @ http://www.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/newsroom/dfa-releases/7300-statement-by-secretary-of-foreign-affairs-albert-del-rosario-on-the-unclos-arbitral-proceedings-against-china-to-achieve-a-peaceful-and-durable-solution-to-the-dispute-in-the-wps PDF download Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the print and broadcast media. I have the honor to introduce to you the Honorable Solicitor General of the Philippines Francis H. Jardeleza who stands with me here today. This afternoon, the Philippines has taken the step of bringing China […]
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Towards a Strategic Framework for Management of the West Philippine Sea: A White Paper by the WPS Informal Expert Group
Tensions among rival claimant-states to the waters and land features of the South China Sea (SCS) – particularly China, the Phihppines and Vietnam – have escalated significantly in the last several years, bringing the Philippines to center stage as a key participant in the future of security and stability in our part of the world. […]