THE Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered oral arguments on the Writ of Kalikasan case seeking to protect protect, preserve, rehabilitate, and to restore the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea.

The affected areas are the Scarborough Shoal also known as the Panatag Shoal in the municipality of Masinloc in Zambales; the Ayungin Shoal and Panganiban Reef, also known as Mischief Reef, in the municipality of Kalayaan in Palawan.