Arbitration case of
South China Sea
The first round of proceedings regarding the dispute in
South China Sea started last November 24-30. Recently, last October, The Hague
ruled in favor of the Philippines regarding the jurisdiction. This was the
first time that a case is opened to know the legalities on the questioned
jurisdiction of South China Sea.
The Philippines has a long period of possession and
cultivation of oil and natural gas deposit s from the South China Sea. Suddenly,
after some years, it is argued that we are not the rightful country who has the
jurisdiction over it. It is not fair for us that China will just freely occupy
our territory and claim it as their own. The South China Sea is our territory
and we need to fight for our right. We may not be as powerful as China does but
it doesn’t mean that we’ll just let them bring terror to our land. There are
many instances that China had brought us fear that they will take our land
because of their continued claims in South China Sea. But The Hague now
considers it a serious matter that is why they commenced the proceedings on the
claim of jurisdiction. The argument must be decided and put to an end. The goal
of the arbitration case is not to fight over a territory, but to resolve an
issue for the peace of all nation and to bring unity.
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