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The Philippine foreign ministry called on Friday (July 10) the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award on the South China Sea an "unshakeable permanent anchor" of the rules-based international order.

This weekend is the 10-year anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration's decision, which in its findings concluded that China's sweeping maritime claims were not valid under international law.

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00:26In accordance with international and
00:29Philippine national laws, we are proceeding according to our planned rule.
00:48This piece of paper has formed the basis of a national effort
00:57to be aware of its entitlements, to be aware of the importance of our maritime rights,
01:08not only for us but for future generations of Filipinos.
01:12So what is this arbitral award for me now?
01:15It's not an award for the Philippines but an award for the world
01:20because it institutes the peremptory nature of UNCLOS
01:25and it guards UNCLOS against revisionist attempts by selfish and tyrannical and autocratic powers.
01:34The 2016 arbitral award permanently illuminated one's murky waters.
01:40It stands as a landmark triumph of peaceful dispute settlement.
01:45This award is final. It is legally binding.
01:49It is not a mere statement of policy.
01:52It is not subject to negotiation or compromise.
01:56It is an unshakable, permanent anchor of our rules-based international order.
02:01I will come back to that after it's in England.
02:05And it is the 10th anniversary of...
02:07The other handbook is a powerful rule of Spanish.
02:10The duplex idea of the international law if not a full amendment,
02:15is a lot of foreign debate on the United States' cultural law in the United States.
02:25The foreign law must be in the U.S.
02:26The foreign law must not allow.
02:27The U.S.
02:28The foreign law must be in the country with the U.S.
02:41所谓裁决与准则毫无关系 非方不要以所谓裁决给准则的达成制造障碍
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