Reefs

• Protecting the Nation’s Marine Wealth in the West Philippine Sea

  Justice Antonio Carpio

  China, Continental Shelf, EEZ, History, Hugo Grotius, Islands, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Mare Liberum, marine biodiversity, marine wealth, Maritime Resources, Maritime Sovereignty, ocean conservation, Philippines, Philippines marine protection, Philippines maritime strategy, Reefs, Rocks, Shoals, South China Sea, South China Sea Dispute, territorial waters, West Philippine Sea

  March 6, 2014

  Lectures

  Speech delivered before the Philippine Women’s Judges Association on 6 March 2014. Learn how the Philippines safeguards its marine wealth in the West Philippine Sea. Explore strategies, challenges, and the significance of maritime resources for the nation’s future.

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• Why China and the Philippines are Battling Over Rocks, Reefs

  IMOA

  China, Islands, Nine Dash Line, Philippines, Reefs, Rocks, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS

  January 25, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  MANILA—The Philippines cried foul this week when China announced plans to begin regular patrols of the South China Sea, known here as the West Philippines Sea. The two countries have been engaged in a tense dispute over the region since 2012, when Chinese ships took control of Scarborough Shoal, which is just one of the […]

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