UNCLOS
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Creative countermeasures needed to deal with Manila’s S.China Sea schemes
After over a year’s preparation, the Philippine government has submitted 4,000 pages of evidence to an international tribunal, challenging China’s legitimate claim to the South China Sea within the nine-dash line and declaring its “sovereignty” over some isles including the Ren’ai Reef. The Chinese government and scholars have rebuked Manila’s attempt to seek international arbitration on this issue, and most…
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Comments on the Philippine case before ITLOS and Arbitral Tribunal
MEDIA RELEASE By Prof. JOSE MARIA SISON NDFP Chief Political Consultant 04 April 2014 In a previous interview, I said that the strongest piece of international law in favor of the Philippines is the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), particularly with regard to the 200 mile exclusive economic zone. I even challenged the Manila government to…
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‘Phl chose right course in sea row’
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines chose the right course, an international think tank said of the country’s filing a case before an arbitral court on its overlapping claim with China in the Spratlys. The Philippines may face repercussions for bringing its territorial dispute with China before an international court but complacency may be costlier, US-based think tank Center for Strategic…
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Courage and defiance: The Philippines act of standing up against China
I refer to the report of TJ Burgonio “Philippines defies China warning,” in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29 with regard to the Philippines’ act of filing the pleading on the sea dispute. To quote from the said report: “Unfazed by threats of sanctions from China, the government yesterday said it was pursuing its case in the United Nations challenging…
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Why Joma Sison supports Philippines’ case vs China
Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, CPP NPA, itlos, Joma Sison, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA – Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison on Friday said the Philippine government is right in filing a case against China before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Sison, chief political consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), said in a statement that it is better for Manila…
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PH on China: Judge us by actions, not words
Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, ICJ, itlos, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA, Philippines – The Philippines rebuked China on Friday, April 4, for its aggressive behavior in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as it dismissed that country’s barrage of statements against the Philippines on a historic case. “Countries should be judged by their actions, not by their words,” Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said in a rare statement.…
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China, US, Japan React to Philippines’ UNCLOS Case
A few China links for the end of the week: The Permanent Court of Arbitration has established an official webpage for the case of “The Republic of the Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China”—the arbitration case the Philippines has brought to challenge China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. The page confirms that China has not appointed…
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China’s position on the territorial disputes with the Philippines
ASEAN, Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Code of Conduct, ICJ, itlos, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSOn March 30, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs stated that it submitted its Memorial to the Arbitral Tribunal that is hearing the case it brought against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in January 2013. A lot of media friends ask for comments on this issue. In order that China’s position is clearly…
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Challenging China on UNCLOS
Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, itlos, Memorial, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSTHE Philippine government has filed a 4,000-page memorandum on its claims on the West Philippine Sea before an international court. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma announced, “Today the government formally filed a memorandum at the arbitral tribunal of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).” Coloma explained that the memorandum or memorial – in the language of…
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Phl case vs China will fail – US expert
MANILA, Philippines – An American academic expert on Chinese studies believes that the international arbitration case filed by the Philippines against China’s sweeping territorial claims won’t succeed. Marwyn Samuels, professor emeritus at the Syracuse University in New York, said this is because the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) will take a long time to scrutinize…