Advocates from Atin Ito and Akbayan, stage a protest in front of the Boy Scouts' Circle in Quezon City on July 12, 2024 to mark 'West Philippine Sea Day.' The event commemorates the eight anniversary of the Philippines' victory over China when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, dismissed Beijing's expansive claim over the South China Sea, including territories that are within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and recognized the country's sovereign rights to use marine resources as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUANAdvocates from Atin Ito and Akbayan, stage a protest in front of the Boy Scouts' Circle in Quezon City on July 12, 2024 to mark 'West Philippine Sea Day.' The event commemorates the eight anniversary of the Philippines' victory over China when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, dismissed Beijing's expansive claim over the South China Sea, including territories that are within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and recognized the country's sovereign rights to use marine resources as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUANAdvocates from Atin Ito and Akbayan, stage a protest in front of the Boy Scouts' Circle in Quezon City on July 12, 2024 to mark 'West Philippine Sea Day.' The event commemorates the eight anniversary of the Philippines' victory over China when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, dismissed Beijing's expansive claim over the South China Sea, including territories that are within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and recognized the country's sovereign rights to use marine resources as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUANAdvocates from Atin Ito and Akbayan, stage a protest in front of the Boy Scouts' Circle in Quezon City on July 12, 2024 to mark 'West Philippine Sea Day.' The event commemorates the eight anniversary of the Philippines' victory over China when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, dismissed Beijing's expansive claim over the South China Sea, including territories that are within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and recognized the country's sovereign rights to use marine resources as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUANAdvocates from Atin Ito and Akbayan, stage a protest in front of the Boy Scouts' Circle in Quezon City on July 12, 2024 to mark 'West Philippine Sea Day.' The event commemorates the eight anniversary of the Philippines' victory over China when the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, dismissed Beijing's expansive claim over the South China Sea, including territories that are within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and recognized the country's sovereign rights to use marine resources as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN