NMC: China Daily video can’t change PH rights in West PH Sea

MANILA, Philippines — The National Maritime Council (NMC) on Friday said a racist video published by Chinese state-run outlet China Daily would not alter the Philippines’ legal rights in the West Philippine Sea. “The Philippines’ position on its maritime rights and entitlements in the West Philippine Sea remains clear, principled, and unwavering,” the NMC said in a statement. The council said the Philippines’ maritime entitlements are anchored in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the final and binding 2016 South China Sea arbitral award. “These legal realities cannot be altered by propaganda, disinformation, or offensive […]...

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