President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may be guided by his predecessor’s position on the West Philippine Sea, so he would know what not to do with regard to the 2016 arbitral ruling in the Philippines’ favor which rejected China’s expansive claims over the South China Sea. Observers on the maritime dispute whom the Inquirer reached for comment assessed Marcos’ options, as the country marks today the sixth anniversary of the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, where the Philippines brought its arbitral case against China in 2013.

Mangosing, F. (2022, July 12). Marcos urged to avoid Du30 path on China. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A4.