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Philippines makes case for extended seabed claim at UN
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Cristina Chi
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The Philippines has formally presented a claim to the United Nations to extend its continental shelf in the West Palawan Region. If successful, the claim would grant Manila sovereign rights over seabed resources like oil, gas, and minerals beyond its current exclusive economic zone.
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines' 15-year effort to claim seabed rights outside its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea came before a United Nations body this week, in a bid that could add thousands of square kilometers of seafloor area under Manila's resource jurisdiction.
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