The Department of Foreign Affairs told China on Tuesday that Filipino fishermen, driven away by the Chinese coast guard from the Philippine-occupied Ayungin Shoal, have the right to fish in the area and "take whatever they are due" under Philippine and international law.
The Department of Foreign Affairs told China on Tuesday that Filipino fishermen, allegedly driven away by the Chinese coast guard from the Philippine-occupied Ayungin Shoal, have the right to fish in the area and "take whatever they are due" under Philippine and international law.
"Filipino fishermen are free to exercise their rights and take whatever they are due under Philippine and international law, particularly the 1982 UNCLOS and the final and binding 2016 Arbitral Award," the DFA said.the communication mechanism following the Ayungin incident. In 2013, the Philippines challenged China’s legal basis for its vast claim in the South China Sea before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands. Manila won the case in a landmark award in 2016 after the tribunal invalidated Beijing’s assertions.
China has since beefed up its reclamation activities in other disputed areas and transformed previously submerged features into artificial islands with multi-level buildings and runways. It has also installed surface-to-air missiles in these areas, triggering concerns from countries such as the US, Japan, and Australia.
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