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MANILA, Philippines --- The government may not be able to ban marine survey ships to sail into Philippine waters after all. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. backtracked on his previous remarks that he would «universalize»PH can’t ban marine survey ships – Locsin
MANILA, Philippines --- The government may not be able to ban marine survey ships to sail into Philippine waters after all. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. backtracked on his previous remarks that he would «universalize» the restriction on marine survey ships following recent sightings of Chinese vessels sailing through the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). READ: Locsin 'will universalize ban' on survey ships 'by adding China' «I am reliably informed that under UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) we cannot ban marine surveys but that marine surveys need our permission to be conducted,» Locsin said over Twitter on Tuesday....Keep on reading: PH can’t ban marine survey ships – Locsin Read more