Reassuring words from incoming DFA Secretary Yasay

EXPERTS are agreed that the dispute in the South China (West Philippine) Sea will become more complicated once the international arbitration court makes its ruling on the legality of China’s “nine-dash line” claim.

Our government brought the case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague. Most experts believe that the PCA will rule in our favor. That the international court will decide, as sought by our government, that Beijing’s claims violate agreements made under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) governing territorial seas and exclusive economic zones (EEZs).