The Philippines presents its partial submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) regarding its entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Philippine Sea, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The DFA says the submission is made before the CLCS in New York, United States. The claim focuses on the country’s extended seabed rights beyond its exclusive economic zone, particularly in the West Palawan area in the West Philippine Sea. One outlet notes the effort is part of a long-running process, describing it as a 15-year effort to establish seabed rights outside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. The filing is intended to seek UN recognition of the scope of the Philippines’ ECS entitlement, which could expand the area over which Manila may assert jurisdiction for resource-related purposes. The reports reflect that the submissions are being reviewed through the UN body responsible for assessing ECS claims, following the Philippines’ request for consideration of its entitlement.
Philippines submits extended continental shelf claim to UN for West Philippine Sea
The Philippines presents its partial submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) regarding its entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the W...
- The Philippines makes a partial submission on its extended continental shelf (ECS) claim to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS).
- The submission is presented in New York, the Department of Foreign Affairs says.
- The claim concerns the West Philippine Sea, specifically the West Palawan region, per the reports.
- The filing seeks UN recognition of the Philippines’ ECS entitlement beyond its exclusive economic zone.
- At least one report describes the effort as part of a long-running, roughly 15-year effort to assert seabed rights.
The Philippines has presented its partial submission on its entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Philippine Sea before the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) in New York, USA, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
8 hours agoThe Philippines' 15-year effort to claim seabed rights outside its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea came before a United Nations body this week, in a bid that could add thousands of square kilometers of seafloor area under Manila's resource jurisdiction.
12 hours agoThe Philippines has sought recognition from the United Nations for the country’s entitlement to an extended continental shelf in the West Palawan region in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
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