Manila sticks to peaceful end to sea row

Amid China’s new fishing regulations in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea), the Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said that the Philippines will continue to advocate for the peaceful resolution of the decades-old conflict before the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos).

“The [Philippines] continues to advocate for a peaceful and rules-based settlement of disputes in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law thru the expeditious arbitration of maritime disputes under Unclos,” Raul Hernandez, Foreign Affairs spokesman, said.