High court orders gov't to protect China-occupied PH reefs in WPS

Date

May 4, 2019

Author

Pazzibugan, Dona Z.

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Classification code

PD20190504_A1

Excerpt

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a special order for the protection and rehabilitation of destroyed marine environment in three Philippine features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that were either seized by China or surrounded by Chinese vessels. The writ of kalikasan covered Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, and Panganiban (Mischief) Reef. In a special full-court session on Friday, the Supreme Court granted the petition of a group of Palawan fisherfolk and Zambales residents seeking to prevent environmental law violations within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Citation

Pazzibugan, D. Z. (2019, May 4). High court orders gov't to protect China-occupied PH reefs in WPS. Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A1, A2.

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/8093

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Corporate Names

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Palawan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Philippine National Police (PNP) Philippine National Police Maritime Group Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Permanent Court of Arbitration

Personal Names

Fajardo, Abdiel Puno, Reynato Cimatu, Roy Piñol, Emmanuel Guevarra, Menardo Gongona, Eduardo Empedrad, Robert Hermogino, Elson Albayalde, Oscar Jocson, Rodelio

Geographic Names

China West Philippine Sea Panatag Shoal Scarborough Shoal Ayungin Shoal Second Thomas Shoal Panganiban Reef Mischief Reef Zambales Masinloc Kalayaan, Palawan Cawag, Zambales South China Sea Panganiban Reef

Subject

Governments reefs environmental restoration marine environment Shoals fishers environmental legislation Exclusive economic zone environmental degradation Coral rare species fishery regulations environmental impact law of the sea international law disputes territorial waters artificial islands

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