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Philippines files claim over extended continental shelf in West PH Sea
The Philippines has officially petitioned the United Nations for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Palawan Region of the West Philippine Sea.
The Philippine Mission to the UN submitted the information to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) on June 14, New York time.
This submission asserts the country's maritime entitlements under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which allows coastal states to claim a continental shelf up to 350 nautical miles from their baselines.
The DFA emphasized that the move secures the Philippines' sovereign rights and maritime jurisdictions in the West Philippine Sea, including the exclusive right to explore and exploit natural resources in its ECS entitlement.
The DFA also noted that the 2016 Award on the South China Sea Arbitration confirmed the Philippines' maritime entitlements and rejected claims exceeding UNCLOS limits.
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