Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the Philippine position was that its territorial dispute with China had been settled by the United Nations-backed PCA, which invalidated Beijing’s nine-dash-line claims over the South China-- READ MORE:
The Philippines on Friday rejected China’s expansive claims over the South China Sea, which were invalidated by a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration .
The PCA ruling rejected China’s historical claim over the whole South China Sea, which was based on its expansive “nine-dash line,” and consequently affirmed the Philippines’ sovereignty over the WPS, a part of the South China Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs issued the statement after China once again refused to accept the arbitral ruling and accused the United States of getting other countries to support it.
Manhit issued the statement following China’s claim that the arbitral ruling is “illegal, null, and void.” It represents shared democratic values, particularly mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial rights. Since 2016, the Philippines’ victory has been unanimously lauded, recognized, and supported by states that espouse adherence to the fundamental value of the rule of law,” Manhit said.
Also on Friday, Senator Risa Hontiveros said the Chinese government is further isolating itself from the international community by ignoring the growing consensus coalescing around the Philippine victory in the arbitral ruling on the WPS.
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