Anim na taon matapos magtagumpay ang Pilipinas laban sa China sa arbitral tribunal sa The Hague tungkol sa pinag-aawayang teritoryo sa South China Sea, marami pa ring Filipino ang walang sapat na kaalaman tungkol dito.
Sa ika-pitong episode ng What the F?! podcast ng VERA Files, alamin ang mga tamang impormasyon tungkol sa mga kalituhan at disinformation tungkol sa arbitral award na nakamit ng Pilipinas noong 2016:
Check out these sources
Music credits to bensound.com.
Permanent Court of Arbitration official website, Decision of arbitral tribunal into the South China Sea issue, July 12, 2016
United Nations official website, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Accessed on July 14, 2022
Official Gazette official website, DFA: Guide Q & A on the Legal Track of the UNCLOS Arbitral Proceedings | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, Jan. 22, 2013
Department of Foreign Affairs official website, West Philippine Sea, 2015
Department of Foreign Affairs official website, Notification and Statement of Claim on West Philippine Sea, Jan. 22, 2013
Department of Environment and Natural Resources official website, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) – Database UN Conventions – DENR Int’l ENR Agreements, Accessed on July 14, 2022
NOAA Office of General Counsel International Section official website, Ballast Water – Maritime Zones and Boundaries, Accessed on July 14, 2022
Inquirer.net official website, Arbitral court not a UN agency, July 14, 2016
Dr. Melissa Loja and Atty. Romel Bagares, Personal Communication (Interview), July 7, 2022