Stick to diplomatic means in solving sea conflict, solons urge:
MANILA, Philippines—Lawmakers on Tuesday urged the government anew to stick to diplomatic means in resolving the country's territorial dispute with China.
House deputy speaker Maria Isabelle Climaco and Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said that it was best for the country to seek the assistance of international courts to resolve its conflicting claims with China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Colmenares said that as the disputed area belonged to the Philippines, it can turn to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS to assert its sovereignty over the contested areas like the Scarborough Shoal,...
Keep on reading: Stick to diplomatic means in solving sea conflict, solons urge
MANILA, Philippines—Lawmakers on Tuesday urged the government anew to stick to diplomatic means in resolving the country's territorial dispute with China.
House deputy speaker Maria Isabelle Climaco and Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said that it was best for the country to seek the assistance of international courts to resolve its conflicting claims with China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Colmenares said that as the disputed area belonged to the Philippines, it can turn to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS to assert its sovereignty over the contested areas like the Scarborough Shoal,...
Keep on reading: Stick to diplomatic means in solving sea conflict, solons urge
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