The Philippines emphasized before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany that the 2016
ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration that denied China’s expansive claims to the South China Sea also cites the “obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment.”
The Department of Foreign Affairs has called on all concerned to act responsibly and stop all activities that damage the maritime environment. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo earlier asserted that the award already “settled the status of historic rights and maritime entitlements in the South China Sea.”
Manalo said the Philippines is honored that the award is now standing “as a beacon whose guiding light serves all nations.” He also took pride in the “path of principle” that the country took when it decided to file a case for arbitration against China to peacefully settle the dispute. Several nations—including the United States, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, and Sweden—have openly supported the Philippines’ territorial integrity over the water that is being unilaterally and illegally claimed by China.
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