Senatorial aspirant and former Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s signing of two historic and landmark
measures—the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.
He said the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act establishes a system of archipelagic sea lanes and air routes through which foreign vessels and aircraft shall exercise the right of archipelagic sea lanes passage. He cited past incidents such as the one in March when Chinese fishing boats were spotted within the country’s exclusive economic zone.
Abalos earlier condemned a recent incident involving a Chinese maritime militia vessel that attempted to block the path of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ship near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea on October 11.
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