The Philippines’ proposed deals on joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) must adhere to the country’s laws, maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal said.
The Philippines’ proposed deals on joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea must adhere to the country’s laws, maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal said Wednesday.
Batongbacal made the remarks a day after the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the 2005 Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking deal the Philippines entered with China and Vietnam under the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. “Malinaw ngayon na hindi pwede na gagawa ka ng joint exploration na as if walang batas na applicable,” UP-IMLOS Atty. Jay Batongbacal said.On Tuesday, the SC en banc voted that the JMSU was unconstitutional because it allowed wholly-owned foreign corporations to explore the country’s natural resources.The JMSU is an agreement by the Philippine National Oil Company, the China National Offshore Oil Corp., and the Vietnam Oil Gas Corp.
The SC decision came around 18 years after Bayan Muna Party-List representatives Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiño filed a petition against the exploration deal, assailing the constitutionality of the undertaking. Earlier, retired SC Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the Court ruling sets the "legal parameters” for Manila’s “joint exploration with a foreign company clearer”.
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