PH gov't welcomes favorable UN ruling on West PH sea

  • 7 years ago
The Philippine government on Tuesday welcomed the issuance of an Award by the Arbitral Tribunal on the West Philippine Sea dispute.
“The Philippines welcomes the issuance today, 12 July 2016, of the award by the Arbitral Tribunal constituted by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) under Annex 7 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or Unclos on the arbitration proceedings initiated by the Philippines with regard to the South China Sea,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said during a press briefing that lasted for only a couple of minutes. Video and editing by RYAN LEAGOGO

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