The Philippines was able to hold on to its 2016 arbitral win and had not surrendered a “single inch or a drop” of its territory in the West Philippine Sea over the years, the outgoing Foreign Affairs chief said.
In his remark at the department’s 124th founding anniversary celebration on Thursday, June 23, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. summed up the department’s achievements in the past years under his watch, where the long-standing issue of the country in the West Philippine Sea was highlighted.
Locsin stressed that without the rule of law, “none can thrive nor long survive the resulting anarchy.” He reaffirmed that despite the non-recognition of China of the Philippines’ arbitral award, the country has not surrendered any portion of its territory over the dispute. “Without inviting pity by asking, we achieved an international consensus that right is with us and might cannot ever take it away. In the 21st century, the first incontestable and most significant victory at sea is Filipino,” he added.
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