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New Philippine Laws Define Maritime Zones in the South China Sea
Philippine President Marcos passed two maritime laws last week in a move that Manila says will strengthen its sovereignty over waters within the country’s archipelago and the South China Sea. Using standards set forth by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
Malaysia to protest to Philippines over new maritime laws
Malaysia will send a protest note to the Philippines over its new maritime laws due to their overlapping claims in the South China Sea, its deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
PH unfazed as China protests new maritime laws
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday the Philippines remains firm in its position on the WPS even after China objected
Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims.
China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea
The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
Maritime experts: Twin laws improve Manila’s stance in the West Philippine Sea
Experts believe that the recent enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zones and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Laws will strengthen the country's claim in
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South China Sea: new Philippine laws that sparked Beijing’s fury to ‘stress’ foreign ships
Analysts say the Maritime Zones Act and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act don't expand Manila's claims in the waterway, but ...
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What are the PH Maritime Zones Act, Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act all about?
The Philippine Maritime Zones Act sets the limits of the Philippines maritime entitlements, or the extent of the Philippines’ ...
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Marcos signs laws charting PH maritime zones, sea lanes
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday signed the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic ...
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PH affirms maritime zones, angering China
Marcos Jr. enacted two laws that defined the country’s maritime zones and archipelagic sea-lanes and air routes on the West ...
Malaysia to protest to Philippines over its new maritime laws
Malaysia will send a protest note to the Philippines over its new maritime laws due to their overlapping claims in the South China Sea, its deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
China Sends Military to Disputed Territory to Warn US Ally
The Philippines' defense chief warned of "an increasing demand by Beijing for us to concede our sovereign rights." ...
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Tolentino: Signing of two landmark maritime laws a victory for PH
Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino hailed the signing of two landmark laws asserting the country’s territorial ...
China’s baselines near Scarborough Shoal aim to ‘exert more pressure’ on Philippines: analysts
China declared its maritime baselines around Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines passed laws defining its maritime zones ...