Manila Bulletin·4 min read·hard
Philippines asks UN body to consider 2016 arbitral ruling in West Philippine Sea seabed claim
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Argyll Cyrus Geducos
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The Philippines has formally requested that the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf recognize its extended continental shelf claim in the West Philippine Sea. The submission cites the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award to support its maritime entitlements.
The Philippines has formally presented before the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) its partial submission seeking recognition of the country's entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Philippine Sea, covering the West Palawan Region.
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