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'Today we secure our future by making a manifestation of our exclusive right to explore and exploit natural resources in our ECS (extended continental shelf) entitlement,' says DFA Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Marshall Louis Alferez
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has filed before the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) a claim over an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday, June 15.
“The Philippines today, through the Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York, submitted information to the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) to register the country’s entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Palawan Region in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea,” the DFA said in a statement early Saturday.
The filing – a process that took over a decade and a half, according to the DFA – was made amid rising tensions between the Philippines and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the West Philippine Sea.
“Incidents in the waters tend to overshadow the importance of what lies beneath. The seabed and the subsoil extending from our archipelago up the maximum extent allowed by UNCLOS hold significant potential resources that will benefit our nation and our people for generations to come,” said DFA Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Marshall Louis Alferez.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has filed before the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) a claim over an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday, June 15.
“The Philippines today, through the Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York, submitted information to the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) to register the country’s entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Palawan Region in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea,” the DFA said in a statement early Saturday.
The filing – a process that took over a decade and a half, according to the DFA – was made amid rising tensions between the Philippines and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the West Philippine Sea.
“Incidents in the waters tend to overshadow the importance of what lies beneath. The seabed and the subsoil extending from our archipelago up the maximum extent allowed by UNCLOS hold significant potential resources that will benefit our nation and our people for generations to come,” said DFA Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Marshall Louis Alferez.