Suportado ng Armed Forces at mga eksperto ang plano ng National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea na maglabas ng panibagong standard map ng Pilipinas.
Pero kailangan ang bagong mapa naka-angkla sa international law para hindi kuwestiyunin ng ibang bansa.
Narito ang report ni Tristan Nodalo.
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Pero kailangan ang bagong mapa naka-angkla sa international law para hindi kuwestiyunin ng ibang bansa.
Narito ang report ni Tristan Nodalo.
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00:00 In the midst of the ongoing incidents in the West Philippine Sea and China's release of
00:06 the 10-line standard map that is almost breaking through the entire South China Sea, the Philippine
00:12 Armed Forces believes that it is time to release a new map.
00:17 This standard map will actually counter the narrative of the 10-line map that China has
00:23 just published.
00:24 The details of the map are limited until the task force releases the target map in the
00:29 next few days.
00:30 But it is possible that the names of maritime features on the map will also change.
00:35 I heard this new map will now carry all Filipino names for all our features in the West Philippine
00:40 Sea.
00:41 For the DFA legal team in the Philippine arbitration case against China, Ambassador Henry Ben Surto
00:48 will serve as a guide for the new standard map that will show the maritime entitlement
00:52 of the Philippines.
00:53 It is important that we have a map that we can understand for our fellow Filipinos, for
01:01 our fishermen, for our law enforcement.
01:05 Ben Surto said that because of the 2016 arbitral ruling, the maritime entitlement of the country
01:10 has become clearer.
01:11 From baseline, archipelagic waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, co-exclusive economic
01:16 zone, continental shelf, and extended continental shelf.
01:19 It is a map that is consistent with international law.
01:23 That is important.
01:24 And if there is a problem with the new map of the Philippines, there are options that
01:27 the countries can do.
01:29 We can discuss it bilaterally with that country.
01:33 And if we don't agree, maybe we should consider the other mechanisms available under international
01:40 law, including arbitration, including mediation.
01:45 But the importance of the West Philippine Sea should not be thrown away from the map.
01:50 It is also necessary to take the opportunity to teach it in school.
01:54 This is important because this is how we will rebut China's claim.
01:58 It's all there.
01:59 All of these documents are there.
02:00 And we must teach our people.
02:04 Unfortunately the DepEd has not taken interest in this.
02:10 For some experts, the release of the new standard map of the Philippines is a way to
02:15 win the 2016 Arbitral Award, which has been unknown to China for a long time.