Trilateral Summit, makatutulong din sa tensyon sa West Phl Sea ayon sa isang eksperto;

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00:00 An expert said that it is considered illegal to hold a meeting in the territory of the Philippines.

00:09 Meanwhile, he also said that the trilateral summit on tensions in the West Philippine Sea can help.

00:16 Patrick De Souza, Sento na Balita, live.

00:22 Angelic, trilateral meetings between the Philippines, the US, and Japan are of great help according to an expert.

00:33 This includes the talks on tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

00:39 The three countries first issued a joint statement

00:43 that they consider a serious concern the continued harassment of China in the new Philippines.

00:52 Dr. Jeffrey Ordaniel, associate professor for international studies at Tokyo International University

01:00 and director of the Pacific Forum International, said that the three countries are in a state of conflict.

01:10 Before the trilateral meeting, the three countries will also meet,

01:16 including Australia, for the first multilateral maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea.

01:24 According to Ordaniel, there should be such activities that can also be opened to other allies

01:32 in the face of the alleged grey zone coercion by China.

01:38 We maintain our presence and effective jurisdiction in these areas even if China has such activities.

01:46 In other words, we cannot enter by default because there is a shortage of ships, fuel, or results.

01:54 So I think more maritime cooperative activities like what happened recently should be done

02:00 with the United States and our other important partners like Japan and Australia.

02:06 Meanwhile, he will consider any agreement regarding our territory illegal.

02:13 The former President Rodrigo Duterte first denied that there is a gentleman's agreement under his administration.

02:21 But he said, "I only retained my status in the WPS as a BRP Sierra Madre stationed in Ayunginsola."

02:32 That agreement, if there is an agreement but it is not written,

02:38 that is in violation of the Philippine Constitution,

02:42 in violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea,

02:45 and in violation of the 2016 Arbitral Award.

02:48 The trilateral meeting also discussed the various investments and efforts in climate change.

02:56 Ordaniel said that the trilateral meeting between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines

03:03 will only show their recognition of the strong relationship with each other.

03:09 Angelique?

03:11 Did Dr. Ordaniel mention how we can encourage China to follow the decision of UNCLOS?

03:22 [Music]

03:27 Angelique, what was mentioned earlier was about the trilateral meeting between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines.

03:34 Dr. Ordaniel said that it will greatly help in addressing the issue in the West Philippine Sea.

03:42 Because of that, the three countries will show their unity in following the international law.

03:51 Following the UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award,

03:56 regarding the West Philippine Sea.

03:59 Angelique?

04:00 Okay. Thank you very much, Patrick de Jesus.

04:03 - Jesus.