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Philippines named Spratlys, Scarborough has centuries ahead of China – Carpio
Patricia Lourdes Viray (philstar.com) – November 26, 2018 at 14:41
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has made an early advance on China by claiming the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea or in the western Philippines, the President said on Monday. interim Antonio Carpio.
At a forum in the House of Representatives, Mr. Carpio said that the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal were already included in Filipino national territory as early as 1734.
"On this map (of Murillo-Velarde), he included the Scarborough shoal on the Philippine national territory, but called it" Panakot "because before 1734, that shoal had never received name on a map, "said Carpio.
He was referring to the "motherboard" as p. Pedro Murillo Velarde ordered the Spanish king Phillip, through the intermediary of the governor general, Fernando Tamon, to create an official map of the Filipino territory at the time.
The acting chief justice added that the name of the traditional fishery off the coast of Zambales was only named in English when a British vessel called "Scarborough" was stranded on the islands. rocks of the shoal.
European mapmakers have renamed the film Scarborough Shoal, now Panatag Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, but Filipinos were the first to give it a name in Tagalog.
"No older map of China or Vietnam shows that Scarborough Shoal was their territory – nothing at all, they have no documents," said Carpio.
China, for its part, claimed Spratlys for the first time in 1947, more than 200 years later than the Philippines.
Before that, ancient Chinese maps indicated that the most southern part of their territory was Hainan, the province that now maintains jurisdiction over the South China Sea.
"Thus, in 1947, China claimed the Spratlys but acknowledged that the Philippines and French Indochina also claimed that they did not claim indisputable sovereignty," Carpio said.
For Scarborough Shoal, China has just copied the British cards and given them transliterations of the English names, added the acting chief justice.
"Scarborough is here, they did not have a name, they did not know Scarborough Shoal, they just copied the British cards and gave names," he said.
Carpio also noted that the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal were included on Filipino territory under the Washington Treaty of 1900. It was a treaty between Spain and the United States for the cession of the outer islands of the Philippines.
Beijing refused to take note of the July 2016 decision by a UN-backed court that invalidated its claim for the nine-dash line on the South China Sea. The country insists that it enjoys indisputable sovereignty over the region.
In recent months, China has installed surface-to-air missiles and electronic jamming equipment on its artificial islands of Spratlys. A recent report from GMA News 'Reporter & Notebook' also revealed that Chinese Coast Guard personnel had chased the press team and forced it to seek permission from China before to conduct interviews in the region.
As it happens
LAST UPDATED: November 26, 2018 – 10:54
United States Navy USS supercarrier John C. Stennis is continuing in the South China Sea.
US Pacific Command has just announced that it has received a "cargo" from the USNS Rainier support vessel in the disputed waters.
#GreatGreenFleetUSS @ Stennis74 receives a cargo of USNS #Rainier in the #Mer from South China – @ US7thFleet pic.twitter.com/MnJWrow6Vv
– US Pacific Command (@PacificCommand) June 10, 2016
November 26, 2018 – 10:54
Deputy Judge Antonio Carpio of the Supreme Court addresses the Association of Chiefs of Staff of the Congress in the House of Representatives to discuss issues related to the South China Sea. He has toured forums across the country to discuss the legal implications of China's excessive claims in the maritime region.
Carpio, a candidate for the post of Chief Justice, says China has committed its final territorial act against the Philippines by seizing Sandy Cay in the western Philippine Sea.
China is also extending its legally invalid nine-dash line claim to possibly include Benham Rise, a vast submarine plateau east of the Philippine landmass. (Photo in stock)
November 20, 2018 – 8:24
The latest poll on social weather stations reveals that 84% of adult Filipinos reject the government's policy of doing nothing against China's intrusion into the Western Philippines Sea. This is an increase of 3 points from 81% in June 2018
The survey conducted from September 15 to 23, 2018 also shows that 87% of Filipinos believe that it is important for the Philippines to regain control of the islands occupied by China in the Western Philippines Sea.
The SWS survey also reveals that Filipinos' net confidence is "very good" for the United States, "moderate" for Japan, Malaysia and Israel, and "mediocre" for China, 65% of Filipinos are aware of abuses committed by Beijing against their fishermen. .
The survey used face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults in the country: 600 in Libra Luzon and 300 each in metropolitan Manila, Visayas and Mindanao.
November 14, 2018 – 13:59
President Rodrigo Duterte said in a statement that ASEAN and China are committed to fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and to an early conclusion of an effective code of conduct. . South China Sea (COC).
"ASEAN and China have seen steady progress in the initial phase of the COC negotiations since the announcement of a draft single negotiating text for the COC, and have looked forward to The first reading of the draft single negotiating text for the COC by 2019, "the statement said.
"ASEAN and China will continue to maintain an enabling environment for future COC bargaining rounds.As co-chair of the COC negotiations, the Philippines will continue to work closely with ASEAN member states and the United States. China in view of the rapid conclusion of an effective and efficient COC. "
June 12, 2018 – 10:14 am
Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, Zhao Jianhua, said President Rodrigo Duterte had raised concerns over Chinese seizures of fish caught by Filipino fishermen in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal.
Zhao adds that the Chinese coastguard involved in fishing for Filipino fishermen will be punished. – The STAR / Alexis Romero
May 30, 2018 – 10:00
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Washington would continue its freedom of navigation operations despite China's increasing militarization in the South China Sea.
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