TWO recent positive developments augur well for the Philippine strategy of seeking international arbitration in our long-simmering dispute with China over certain parts of the West Philippine (South China) Sea.

But no matter how elating they are, our government should stop short of feeling any sense of triumphalism, lest it distort national perspectives and lead to carelessness.

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