Panibagong legal na hakbang ng Pilipinas hinggil sa usapin ng West PH Sea, pinag-aaralan ng OSG

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00:00 The government is now looking into the next step of the country regarding the issue of the West Philippine Sea.

00:06 A special team is also being formed to study what could be the legal options of the Philippines.

00:13 Mela Lasmora has the news.

00:15 In front of the congressmen, the Office of the Solicitor General announced that they are now studying

00:24 what could be the best way to make a change regarding the issue of the West Philippine Sea.

00:31 A few days ago, the Philippine Coast Guard and the Chinese Coast Guard were in front of the Ayungin Shoal

00:38 which was hit by a Chinese water bomb.

00:41 But recently, the Philippine troops' mission became peaceful

00:46 in delivering supplies for the important soldiers in the BRP Sierra Madre.

00:52 Two weeks ago, I constituted already a special team of high-caliber solicitors

01:00 who have extensive training in international law, international public law, and also in arbitration

01:09 to study the legal options that the Philippine government may take

01:14 in connection with the victory that we had secured in 2016 from the Permanent Court of Arbitration

01:21 against our big neighbor.

01:23 OSG has stated that the government is also taking various steps to fight for the rights of the Philippines

01:32 in the West Philippine Sea.

01:34 And in their field, they are also studying this.

01:37 We are very much aware about the proposal to bring the matter to the UN General Assembly

01:43 which is a very political forum.

01:46 And also a similar proposal to have a second round of arbitration with the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

01:55 But these are matters that have to be studied very carefully by the office of the Solicitor General

02:04 as counsel for the Republic because this may have very, very serious and important implications.

02:11 Here in the camera, there are also some proposed measures that will be passed on here.

02:16 Like House Resolution No. 1215 that was submitted by the Makabayan Bloc

02:22 to the President of the House Deputy Minority Leader, Franz Castro,

02:26 where they are investigating the statement of China Kamakailan

02:30 that the Philippines has a right to leave the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayuninshol,

02:36 which is something that our government is denying.

02:39 for more. Melales Moras, Parasabayan.

02:42 (upbeat music)