Senator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOSenator Francis Tolentino explains to media the new Maritime Zone Law during the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay on February 28, 2024. The new law, which establishes the Philippine Maritime Zones in compliance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, sets the archipelagic boundaries, the country's internal waters and exclusive economic zones over which the Philippine government exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO