.China claims two new offshore areas close to Palawan
By Michaela P. del Callar 11/15/2011
China
has claimed two new offshore areas very close to Palawan province that
have alarmed local officials because of their proximity to the
Philippines. Philippine government officials have told China that the
areas are well inside the country’s territorial waters and are not part
of any disputed region.
On July 4, Beijing protested the
Department of Energy’s plan to bid out two of 15 maritime offshore
territories it called “Area 3 and Area 4” northwest of Palawan province
for oil exploration.
Philippine officials
maintained that the two areas are not part of the disputed South China
Sea and are within the country’s territory under international law, such
as the United Nations Convention in the Law of the Sea. The UNCLoS
allows states to exploit and develop areas or features within its
200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Officials, who
spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue,
find “alarming” China’s assertion as the two territories northwest of
Palawan are already “so close to the country.” The areas are located
about 80 kilometers from Palawan, which is about the same distance when
travelling from Manila to Pampanga.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111115hed5.html
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2 comments:
Sinumpong na naman ang mga tsekwah.
naku. baka nandiyan yung pinagmamalaki ni abs sa apec na oil find/well. lol.
"Philippine officials maintained that the two areas are not part of the disputed South China Sea and are within the country’s territory under international law, such as the United Nations Convention in the Law of the Sea. The UNCLoS allows states to exploit and develop areas or features within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)."
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