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Constitution reserves Phl EEZ to Filipinos

dc.contributor.authordel Rosario, Albert
dc.contributor.authorCarpio-Morales, Conchita
dc.coverage.spatialChinaen
dc.coverage.spatialWest Philippine Seaen
dc.coverage.spatialPhilippinesen
dc.coverage.spatialBrunie Darussalamen
dc.coverage.spatialScarborough Shoalen
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-18T16:15:07Z
dc.date.available2020-04-18T16:15:07Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-24
dc.identifier.citationdel Rosario, A., & Carpio-Morales, C. (2019, July 2). 'Constitution reserves Phl EEZ to Filipinos. The Philippine Star, pp. 9, 10.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/8279
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPhilippine Star Printing Co., Inc.en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.philstar.com/other-sections/letters-to-the-editor/2019/07/24/1937318/constitution-reserves-phl-eez-filipinosen
dc.subjectExclusive economic zoneen
dc.subjectUnited Nations Convention on Law of the Seaen
dc.subjectlaw of the seaen
dc.subjectinternational lawen
dc.subjectinternational agreementsen
dc.subjectmilitary operationsen
dc.subjectdisputesen
dc.subjectterritorial watersen
dc.subjectfishing rightsen
dc.subjectfishersen
dc.titleConstitution reserves Phl EEZ to Filipinosen
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journaltitleThe Philippine Staren
dc.citation.firstpage9en
dc.citation.lastpage10en
local.seafdecaqd.controlnumberPS20190724_9en
local.seafdecaqd.extractDuring the 2019 SONA, President Duterte acknowledged our United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) victory against China, and that “[o]ur ownership of the West Philippine Sea is internationally recognized.” Yet he explained how our northern neighbor, through Chinese President Xi Jinping, apparently exacted Chinese fishing rights through threats of war in our Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) during their first meeting in October 2016. A crucial question is: why was this agreement secret and hidden from the Filipino people for nearly three years? The answer can only be that this agreement manifestly contravenes our fundamental law – the Constitution. No Presidential agreement with China or any other country can override the explicit constitutional mandate that the “use and enjoyment” of our EEZ is “reserved...exclusively to Filipino citizens.” The agreement between President Duterte and China is therefore illegal, null and void.en
local.subject.personalNameDuterte, Rodrigo
local.subject.personalNameXi, Jinping
local.subject.corporateNameUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)en
local.subject.corporateNameUnited Nationsen


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