File new arbitration case vs China
China has continuously defied the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that affirmed the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone.
In fact, Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has “condemned the arrogant display of deceitful indignation by the Chinese Embassy officials.”
Incessantly, China has shown its aggressive intrusion into Philippine territorial jurisdiction/sovereignty by way of deploying coast guard militiamen, maritime mission operations, and installing artificial islands with military facilities.
However, the continuous filing of diplomatic protests by the Department of Foreign Affairs against China’s aggression seems kaput!
The best option to take is for the Philippine government to file new arbitration cases against China to forestall its continuing intrusion into our sovereignty as well as to claim damages for harm to our environment.
No less than Teodoro should recommend to President Marcos the filing of said new arbitration cases.
It could also help if the Philippine government could work out partnerships with other nations (Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, etc.) to file their respective diplomatic protests and arbitral cases against China’s aggression/intrusion, thereby enhancing, not only our own, but regional peace and stability.
Emiliano M. Manahan Jr.,
onan512004@yahoo.com
