The treaty made the Philippines a territory of the U.S. following the defeat of Spain. On July 4, 1946, in the ashes of World War II, the U.S. granted the Philippines independence.
On Thursday, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled it had jurisdiction over the case brought against China by the Philippines, which wants the tribunal to define the country’s maritime entitlements under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Both the Philippines and China have both ratified, should be used to resolve the maritime dispute over isolated reefs and islets in the South China Sea.
China has refused to participate in the proceedings, arguing the case is about sovereignty in which the court has no jurisdiction.
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