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`PH has sovereign rights over Ayungin'
By Dempsey Reyes
Nov 26, 2021 12:01 am

DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday maintained that the Philippines has sovereign rights over Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal as it is within the nation's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Reacting to a Chinese foreign ministry statement that Ayungin Shoal is part of China's territory, Lorenzana pointed out that the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) set the guidelines in regard to exclusive economic zones. Beijing is a signatory to the convention.

This shows the BRP Sierra Madre of the Philippine Navy anchored near Ayungin Shoal with Filipino soldiers onboard to secure perimeter in the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea on May 11, 2015. PHOTO BY RITCHIE B. TONGO/POOL PHOTO VIA AP

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