AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo S Brawner Jr. and BGen Michael Logico, Executive Agent of AJEX DAGIT-PA 08-2024, observe operations aboard the BRP Ramon Alcaraz during the simulated island seizure exercise on November 6, 2024 at Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea.Courtesy  Pfc Carmelotes/PAOAFP

Bianca Dava

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173129756447520241107-afp-wps-HO-2.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo S Brawner Jr. and BGen Michael Logico, Executive Agent of AJEX DAGIT-PA 08-2024, observe operations aboard the BRP Ramon Alcaraz during the simulated island seizure exercise on November 6, 2024 at Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea. <em>Courtesy Pfc Carmelotes/PAOAFP</em></span></span></span></div><div><br id="isPasted"/></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Monday it remained committed to defending the country’s sovereignty, rights and territorial integrity.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This after Beijing reasserted its claims over a flashpoint reef in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, just two days after Manila defined its own sea boundaries in the contested waters.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/11/10/china-reaffirms-boundaries-of-sea-near-scarborough-shoal-1750">China reaffirms boundaries of sea near Scarborough Shoal</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“This is a natural step by the Chinese government to lawfully strengthen marine management and is consistent with international law and common practices,” it said in a statement.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“The AFP defers legal matters to higher agencies, such as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which are mandated to address such issues,” AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla told reporters in a text message when asked to comment on China’s objection to the new laws.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“The AFP will continue to support the government’s efforts in maintaining peace and ensuring the welfare of our nation, while steadfastly performing our mandate to protect the country’s sovereign rights,” she added.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday signed two laws defining the country’s maritime entitlements and setting designated sea lanes and air routes to “reinforce sovereignty.”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/9/china-posibleng-maging-mas-agresibo-sa-wps-1754">China posibleng maging mas agresibo dahil sa 2 bagong batas ng Pilipinas</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">China’s Foreign Ministry said the government “delimited and announced the baselines of the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Dao” as it opposed the Philippines’ new maritime laws.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Beijing calls the Scarborough Shoal—also known as Bajo de Masinloc—Huangyan Dao.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/9/expert-ph-must-persevere-as-china-likely-to-escalate-in-response-to-new-domestic-laws-1327">Expert: Philippines must persevere as China likely to escalate in response to new domestic laws</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">China claims sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea. It has brushed aside a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that its sweeping claims were not supported by international law. </span></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/8/china-summons-philippine-envoy-over-new-maritime-laws-2224">China summons Philippine envoy over new maritime laws</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/11/marcos-tells-world-leaders-china-s-sea-moves-cannot-be-ignored-1345">Marcos tells ASEAN, world leaders: China’s sea moves ‘cannot be ignored’</a></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Monday it remained committed to defending the country’s sovereignty, rights and territorial integrity.</p>

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Monday it remained committed to defending the country’s sovereignty, rights and territorial integrity.

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AFP says to continue defending PH’s sovereign rights as China opposes new sea laws

AFP says to continue defending PH’s sovereign rights as China opposes new sea laws

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