Manila Bulletin
Solon says Duterte's UN moment highlights PH resolve to assert Arbitral award
President Rodrigo Duterte invoked the Philippines' 2016 arbitral victory against China's claims in the South China Sea during his first address at the United Nations General Assembly.
He stated that the arbitral award is now part of international law and is beyond compromise or dilution by any government.
According to Kabayan Party-List Rep. Ron Salo, Duterte's speech at the UN General Assembly demonstrates the high importance the Philippines places on the ruling and the administration's resolve in asserting its primacy and immutability.
The UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in July 2016 invalidated Beijing's massive claims and spelled out the Philippines' sovereign rights to access offshore oil and gas fields within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
China has refused to recognize the ruling and continues to occupy features within Manila's EEZ.
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