Duterte is truly a violator of the constitution, a traitor and paid agent of China
Please read closely the following:
Duterte’s remarks on sovereignty runs counter to the provision in the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Section 2 of Article XII on National Economy and Patrimony states that , “The State shall protect the nation’s marine wealth in its archipelagic waters, territorial sea, and exclusive economic zone, and reserve its use and enjoyment exclusively to Filipino citizens.”
The 2016 arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines against China over the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea recognized the country’s sovereign rights over the EEZ.
This right is based on the so-called Constitution for the Oceans, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Under UNCLOS, a coastal state has the exclusive right to fish within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), an area 200 nautical miles from the coastal state’s baselines or edges.
Recto Bank, for example, was found to be part of the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile EEZ.
According to Article 56 of the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea, this means the Philippines has exclusive rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage the natural resources in the area. This includes fish, oil, and natural gas.
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Duterte: We don’t have sovereignty over our EEZ
Published June 26, 2019 9:54pm
By DONA MAGSINO, GMA News
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said that the Philippines cannot assert sovereignty over its exclusive economic zone and drive away Chinese fishermen as he claimed that no country in the world has that right.
“Tayo dinemanda natin ang China during panahon ni Aquino which was right. Nanalo tayo, sabi ng arbitral court sa Pilipinas ‘yan,” Duterte said during the 122nd anniversary celebration of the Presidential Security Group in Malacañang.
“Hindi binigay sa atin ‘yung sovereignty. Ang sovereignty is only 12 miles. Ang economic zone wala tayong sovereignty,” he added.
The President was referring to the international tribunal ruling in 2016 which invalidated China’s claims in the South China Sea.
“No country in the world has a sovereignty sa kaniyang economic zone. It is not a question of sovereignty. Ang recognized lang ‘yung 12 [miles],” he added.
Duterte said that the governments of the Philippines and China have mutually agreed to allow fishermen from both countries to trawl in the disputed waters.
“We cannot drive them away because they have insisted na kanila,” he said.
Further, Duterte said that the fruits of strengthening diplomatic ties with China and temporarily setting aside the issue on territorial dispute have manifested in the projects in the country supported by the Chinese government under his administration.
1987 Constitution
Duterte’s remarks on sovereignty runs counter to the provision in the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Section 2 of Article XII on National Economy and Patrimony states that , “The State shall protect the nation’s marine wealth in its archipelagic waters, territorial sea, and exclusive economic zone, and reserve its use and enjoyment exclusively to Filipino citizens.”
The 2016 arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines against China over the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea recognized the country’s sovereign rights over the EEZ.
This right is based on the so-called Constitution for the Oceans, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Under UNCLOS, a coastal state has the exclusive right to fish within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), an area 200 nautical miles from the coastal state’s baselines or edges.
Recto Bank, for example, was found to be part of the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile EEZ.
According to Article 56 of the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea, this means the Philippines has exclusive rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage the natural resources in the area. This includes fish, oil, and natural gas.
Carpio
On Tuesday, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said that allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the country’s EEZ is unconstitutional.
Duterte slammed Carpio and the opposition for supposedly trying to make him go to trouble.
“Alam mo, gusto talaga nila ng gulo… Sabi nila ‘You have to ban China. Iprohibit mo.’ Kung iprohibit ko, how do I enforce my desire? Takot nga ang Amerika ayaw nga mag-confront tapos ako pa ang ipusta nila. Gusto talaga nila mapasubo ako,” he said.
Duterte added that he is not willing to sacrifice the lives of the state security forces for a war where they will helplessly die. —LDF, GMA News
Duterte doesn’t care about his country.
He’s an dictator first class with fighting his useless wars in Mindanao and against the “never gonna win” drugs.
He’s wiping out his competition with his drugs war and gets more money for himself.
He’s a liar and a simple criminal for his own benefits.
He’s the drug lord who has thousands of dead people on his name and should be shipped to the Hague to stand trail.
But I can tell you that his daughter will be the next president of the Philippines who will keep him out of jail.
His whole family is corrupt while he keeps his Chinese drug contacts as a friend by selling his country.
Letting the Chinese fishing in Philippine waters is taking away the for from his own people.
Why can’t see many Filipinos what kind of idiot he is? Maybe because they don’t wanna see it?