Don't be too 'liberal' with Benham Rise

Date

January 28, 2018

Author

Ramos, Fidel V.

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MB20180128_12

Excerpt

“There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is part of the Philippines’ Extended Continental Shelf (ECS). It is not Philippine territory – we have no ‘sovereignty’ over it, but we have ‘sovereign rights’ – exclusive rights to explore and exploit the oil, gas, and other natural resources in that undersea plateau…”

Citation

Ramos, F. V. (2018, January 27). Don't be too 'liberal' with Benham Rise. Manila Bulletin, p. 12.

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/3463

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Corporate Names

Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) Benham Rise Development Authority (BRDA) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) Lands Management Bureau United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) University of the Philippines Institute of International Legal Studies (UP-IILS) University of the Philippines National Institute for Geological Sciences (UP-NIGS) Department of Maritime Resources and Ocean Affairs (DMROA)

Personal Names

Gatchalian, Win Carandang, Efren Suarez, Suzette Santos, Teodoro Ventura, Diony Esperon, Jun Botongbacal, Jay Angara, Sonny Batongbacal, Jay Esperon, Hermogenes Jr. Duterte, Rodrigo Roque, Harry

Geographic Names

Benham Rise Philippines

Subject

continental shelves Exclusive rights Oil and gas exploration oil and gas production research planning Governments territorial waters disputes United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea international law law of the sea Exclusive economic zone international boundaries hydrographic surveys

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Manila Bulletin [2422]