Jay L. Batongbacal
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Chinese South China Sea Reclamation Projects Hamper Philippines, Others’ Claims
Artificial Islands, China, Jay L. Batongbacal, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA— China is forging ahead with reclamation projects on at least seven tiny but hotly contested features in the South China Sea, posing what could be a major challenge in the Philippines’ international arbitration case against China. Surveys of the disputed outcroppings will be key. Since the beginning of the year, various satellite images of […]
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UNCLOS on Trial in the South China Sea
The latest installation of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative covers several recent developments in the region, including China and Japan’s progress towards an East China Sea crisis mechanism, Japan’s new record defense budget, and Taiwan’s decision to delay development work on Itu Aba island, following the revelation that a Chinese vessel was involved in the […]
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Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal): Less-Known Facts vs. Published Fiction
Bajo de Masinloc, Cartographic Exhibit, De La Salle University, Dr. Jay L. Batongbacal, Exhibit, geopolitical insights, historical facts, History, International Law, Jay L. Batongbacal, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Maps, Maritime Sovereignty, Philippines maritime rights, published fiction, Scarborough Shoal, Scarborough Shoal. South China Sea Dispute, South China Sea, territorial dispute, UP, UP Institute for Maritime Affairs & Law of the Sea, West Philippine SeaUncover the lesser-known facts about Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) and how they contrast with published fiction. Explore historical, legal, and geopolitical insights surrounding this contested maritime feature, as presented by Dr. Jay L. Batongbacal, Director of the UP Institute for Maritime Affairs & Law of the Sea, in his lecture delivered for the Cartographic Exhibit Forum on September 26,…
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The impossible dream and the West Philippine Sea
by Jay L. Batongbacal @ http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/20550-the-impossible-dream-and-the-west-philippine-sea Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto del Rosario’s announcement that the Philippines is initiating UNCLOS Annex VII Arbitration has finally ended the suspense on the announced intentions of the Philippines of taking China to before an international tribunal. But it leaves many unanswered questions.The most obvious question is whether it is […]