VERA FILES FACT CHECK: The evolving Palace stance on allowing China to fish in PH EEZ
Watch how the Palace’s position on the issue evolved.
Watch how the Palace’s position on the issue evolved.
Labag sa 1987 Konstitusyon at sa hindi bababa sa dalawang lokal na batas ang sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na "siyempre" papayagan ang mga mangingisda ng China na mangisda sa exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ng Pilipinas.
The law establishes the country’s baselines, which were used to map out its EEZ.
Duterte’s proposition directly violates the Philippine Charter, the Fisheries Code, and the archipelagic baselines law.
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The political winds have indeed shifted.
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