Powerhouse PH team off to arbitration hearing

MANILA is sending its “big guns” to The Hague in The Netherlands where the UN arbitral tribunal will hear oral arguments on the nation’s petition to invalidate China’s 9-dash line claim to the South China Sea.

While the legal panel that will face the UN arbiters will be headed by Solicitor-General Florin Hilbay and backed up by the US-based Foley Hoag law firm, top-ranked officials of the Philippine government will also fly to the Dutch city to lend support to the panel.