View from Manila: 8 years after Arbitral Award, enforcing it still a pipe dream

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MANILA, Philippines – Like clockwork, ministries and their embassies issue statements when July 12, the anniversary of the landmark landmark 2016 Arbitral Ruling, rolls in. Philippine agencies do the same.

Every year, too, the Philippines’ allies and friends – “like-minded” countries that are active and outspoken in supporting the ruling and the Philippines’ efforts to assert its sovereign rights and sovereignty claims in the West Philippine Sea – come together for forum and symposiums on the historic win.

Australia’s ambassador to Manila, Hae Kyong Yu, was the first diplomat to highlight an important context of one such gathering: that international support for Manila and the ruling, and continued pressure on Beijing to change its ways in the South China Sea, have come up sh…

Source:https://www.rappler.com/philippines/view-manila-enforcing-2016-arbitral-award-still-pipe-dream/