'Never give up honor, sovereignty and sovereign rights'
Excerpt
Our sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, like our honor as UP alumni, are priceless. They are not for sale. No generation of Filipinos, and no individual Filipino, has the right to sell or waive the country’s sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea. Any such sale or waiver is a betrayal of the nation. In this battle to defend and preserve our sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, we use the most powerful weapon ever invented by man, a weapon that can neutralize warships, warplanes, missiles and nuclear bombs, and that weapon is the rule of law.
Citation
Carpio, A. T. (2017, August 23). 'Never give up honor, sovereignty and sovereign rights'. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A8.
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Exclusive rights; Territorial waters; Disputes; Law of the sea; International law; United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea; Exclusive economic zone; University of the Philippines Alumni Association; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); University of the Philippines; Maronilla, Ramon; West Philippine Sea; Philippines
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