00:00In the midst of the rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea,
00:05the upcoming law on how to regulate the maritime zones of the country is about to be passed.
00:14J.P. Soriano is on the scene.
00:20The President has already signed the Philippine Maritime Zones Act,
00:26which is the consolidated version of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act,
00:35after approval by the Bicameral Conference Committee.
00:43Our rights and boundaries are now clear.
00:49It is clear that we have a law that allows us to go fishing and go to the beach.
00:56We will also return to the topic of why there is a Chinese Coast Guard parked in Lubang, Mindoro.
01:01So, this will be clear as to where the boundaries are.
01:03To go! To go! And stop! This is arbitrary!
01:09This law is important in the midst of China's aggressive movements
01:14within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
01:17It is also a way to strengthen the contents of the 2016 arbitral ruling
01:23that the nine-dash line of China, which includes almost the entire South China Sea,
01:29is being destroyed.
01:32With that act, we're also now laying the groundwork
01:37for improving our law enforcement within these maritime zones.
01:42In the midst of this, the Philippines and China signed a new agreement
01:48called the Arrangement on Improving Philippine-China Maritime Communication Mechanisms.
01:53According to the DFA, the agreement will allow the opening of several communication channels
02:00between the Philippines and China regarding maritime issues.
02:05These include the so-called leaders of the Philippines and China,
02:10as well as the Foreign Ministry and the Coast Guard of the two countries.
02:15For GMA Integrated News, J.P. Soriano, for 24 Hours.
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