Protection Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Division of Nationwide Protection (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. mentioned he is not going to thoughts if he might be barred from getting into China and its territories, just like what occurred to former senator Francis Tolentino.
“Wala naman akong pakialam [kung] gawin nila sa akin ‘yun (I received’t thoughts in the event that they do this to me),” Teodoro informed reporters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon Metropolis.
READ: China bars ex-senator Tolentino from getting into its territories over WPS stance
Teodoro additionally mentioned it’s the prerogative of any nation, with out rationalization, to permit or deny anyone from getting into its territory.
“Nasa sa kanila naman ‘yun, ‘di ba (It’s as much as them, proper)?” he mentioned.
China barred Tolentino from getting into its territories for his “egregious conduct on China-related points.
Tolentino, who served as chairperson of a particular committee on maritime and admiralty zones, authored two payments that additional highlighted the Philippines’ rights to its maritime zones.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into legislation the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act on Nov. 8, 2024, marking a pivotal second in fortifying maritime sovereignty and securing nationwide pursuits, particularly within the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
The Maritime Zones Act identifies the Philippine inner waters and defines the archipelagic waters, full entitlement of a 12 nautical miles territorial sea, declaration of a 24 nautical miles contiguous zone from the baselines, and the 200 nautical miles unique financial zone and continental shelf the place the Philippines can train sovereign rights and jurisdiction.
However, the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act establishes two east-west routes and one north-south route, particularly the Sea Lane I (Philippine Sea-Balintang Channel-WPS), Sea Lane II (Celebes Sea-Sibutu Passage-Sulu Sea-Cuyo East Go-Mindoro Strait-WPS), and Sea Lane III (Celebes Sea-Basilan Strait-Sulu Sea-Nasubata Channel-Balabac Strait-WPS). /jpv
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