Carpio: China can't prevent Philippine construction at Ayungin Shoal

MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday said China cannot prevent the Philippines from building structures on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. Carpio said the shoal is part of the country’s exclusive economic zone under the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling. “The Arbitral Award declared Ayungin Shoal part of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines. In the EEZ, there is freedom of navigation and overflight for all states,” Carpio told Inquirer. READ: West Philippine Sea: Chinese envoy blames PH in Ayungin encounter “As the adjacent coastal state, the Philippines has the exclusive sovereign right to […]...

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