By: Mary Fides A. Quintos The United Nations-Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme 2015-2016 Credit to the owner(s). Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download   Source:...

Introduction   The purpose of this primer is to inform the reader of the nuances of the case that is to be decided shortly in the arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China. By understanding the positions of China and...

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China’s Maritime Militia By: Andrew S. Erickson and Conor M. Kennedy (Click me to read..)

On 5 September 2012, Administrative Order No. 29 was signed naming the west side of the Philippine archipelago which includes areas in the Luzon Sea as well as the waters surrounding the Kalayaan Island Group (KGI) and Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal.

The South China Sea is a body of water as bounded by China/Taiwan on the North, Philippines in the east, Vietnam in the west, and Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei, in the south. This also includes the gulf of Tonkin and Thailand.

Being an archipelagic country, the Republic of the Philippines ought to place its maritime interests a premium. Given the vast maritime and marine resources, policies of exploitation and conservation ought to be implemented, but only if it is capable to.

Formerly known as the Benham Rise as named after US Navy Admiral Andrew Benham by American surveyors in 1933.The Philippine Rise is a 13-million hectare undersea plateau that lies 216 kilometers (135 miles) East off Aurora province. The extended continent shelf is estimated to be wider than the island of Luzon.