NSC: No reason for China protest vs maritime law

There is no reason for China to protest the Philippines' Maritime Zones Act because it only reaffirms the country's maritime entitlements and sovereignty and is not a violation of international law, the National Security Council said.

- PIA LEE-BRAGO

NSC spokesman Jonathan Malaya yesterday said the two laws - Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act - put into domestic legislation the 2016 South China Sea ruling in favor of the Philippines and aligned the country's laws with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).