Panukalang batas na naglalayong bumuo ng maritime zones, sinimulan na sa Senado

Transcript

00:00 The Senate is pushing for a bill to build maritime zones.

00:05 But some experts are keen to know more.

00:07 Let's find out from Daniel Manalascan.

00:10 The Senate has already started the bill to build maritime zones

00:17 where it can be the basis for the updated map of the Philippines.

00:24 The ocean surrounding the Philippines is a particular one.

00:27 According to Senator Francis Tolentino, part of the UNCLOS is being violated.

00:32 It's stated in the UNCLOS, number of states made.

00:36 So it's not mandatory.

00:41 We're working on it because there are more than 132 countries

00:45 that have already built maritime zones.

00:47 We haven't done it yet.

00:49 So we need to do this.

00:51 In the middle of China's efforts to invade the West Philippine Sea

00:55 and build a map of the 10-dash line,

00:57 Tolentino was asked if this is in line with China's 10-dash line.

01:03 You can claim that.

01:08 But in the next hearing, I want to see the maritime zone laws of other claimant states.

01:15 According to some experts,

01:16 our legal basis must be clear if we are to negotiate with other countries.

01:22 How can we negotiate with other countries

01:24 if we are not sure of our boundaries?

01:30 If we ask where we want to go, we don't know what we want.

01:35 But if we want to negotiate, we need physical and political steps

01:39 like patrolling our territories.

01:42 But the limitation of the country's capacity is a problem.

01:46 If we need the support of our allies,

01:50 we need to get support from the internal steps of the maritime zone law

01:56 so that our law is consistent with the law of the whole world.

02:00 But even now, we still don't have a control over what the Chinese can do

02:05 and it's possible that they will still be tough.

02:08 It's up to them.

02:09 As a country with its own sovereign state,

02:14 our step is to be ready to negotiate in good faith.

02:19 We want to negotiate and we have a government.

02:21 And that government is our maritime zones.

02:24 Let's see, Lintino.

02:25 It seems like the discussion will take a long time before the law is passed.

02:30 Daniel Maranastas for the Bayan.

02:32 (upbeat music)