'New baselines law needed to assert PH sea rights'

By Catherine S. Valente

Jul 09, 2021 12:49 am

A new baselines law should be passed to enable the Philippines to better assert its rights in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said on Thursday.

During a virtual media forum, Roque said the Philippines has a 'treaty obligation' to amend its domestic laws to be in compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos).

This handout photo taken on April 27, 2021 and received from the Philippine Coastguard on May 5, 2021 shows Philippine coastguard personnel aboard their ship BRP Cabra monitoring Chinese vessels (R) at Sabina Shoal, a South China Sea outcrop claimed by Manila located about 135 kilometres (73 nautical miles) west of the Philippine island of Palawan. Handout / Philippine Coastguard / AFP

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