MikeLigalig.com

“The reported new Hainan fisheries regulations have serious implications on freedom of navigation, maritime security, respect for UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) and regional peace and stability,” Del Rosario said in a statement.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday that China responded to the Philippines’ call for clarification of its new fisheries law, with Beijing insisting that it is not a new measure but an implementation of their fishing regulations covering Hainan.

“As an international issue, all concerned countries should be able to express their views in our common search for security and stability based on the rule of law,” Del Rosario said.

Linkback: https://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=77356.0

“Stakeholders in these disputes should refrain from acts that are detrimental to peace and stability of the region and ensure global economic progress through unimpeded maritime commerce,” he said.

The DFA reiterated its strong protest on June 28, 2012 as the jurisdiction of Hainan province includes Philippine territories and impinges on the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.

The Philippines called on China to conform to international law, particularly the UNCLOS.

It asked Beijing to immediately clarify the regulation, saying it is a gross violation of international law.

Linkback: https://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=77356.0

Move aims to weaken food security

A lawmaker warned that China’s move to restrict foreign fishing vessels in the disputed West Philippine Sea was aimed at weakening the country’s food security.

Assistant Majority Leader and Palawan Rep. Franz Josef Alvarez described Beijing’s imposition of a fishing permit on parts of the West Philippine Sea it is claiming as its own as a “blow to our stomachs, and an assault on our food security.” – Paolo Romero



Linkback: https://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=77356.0