Legal battle looms over sea exploration
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano on Thursday said the Duterte administration’s plan for a joint exploration and development deal with China over South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) resources would face tough legal challenges over a constitutional restriction, among others. Under the deal, the Philippines will get 60 percent of the benefits against China’s 40-percent share. The 1987 Constitution, however, provides that the exploration, development and utilization of natural resources should be under the full control and supervision of the Philippine government.
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Panti, L. (2018, August 31). Legal battle looms over sea exploration. The Manila Times, pp. A1, A2.
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Joint ventures; Exploration; Natural resources; Governments; International agreements; Territorial waters; Exclusive economic zone; United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea; Law of the sea; International law; Legal aspects; Economics; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA); Cayetano, Alan Peter; Lorenzana, Delfin; China; South China Sea; West Philippine Sea; Philippines; Spratly Islands; Panganiban Reef; Mischief Reef; Ayungin Shoal; Second Thomas Shoal; Recto Bank; Reed Bank
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