This was as the world commemorates this month Manila’s victory against Beijing relative to the South China Sea dispute through the 2016 Arbitral Ruling rendered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. READ MORE:
This was as the world commemorates this month Manila’s victory against Beijing relative to the South China Sea dispute through the 2016 Arbitral Ruling rendered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
The deployment of additional surface patrol ships “increased the AFP’s presence in the KIG to about 90 percent of the time. This is a dramatic increase from the baseline of 30 percent in 2022,” it added. The embassies of the 16 countries cited the significance of the ruling, which was based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , by saying it is “a significant milestone” in contributing to the maintenance of rules-based order and the settling of dispute.
Despite the ruling, China defies the PCA’s arbitral ruling over the South China Sea which invalidated Beijing’s unilateral nine-dash line claim. Several countries have expressed concern over an open Indo-Pacific maritime route amid reports of maritime harassment, including those committed by Chinese personnel against Filipinos.
The AFP also added that a redeployment of naval special operations units and the Philippine Marines was done with Marine Battalion Landing Team 9’s transfer to Palawan last month.
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