Stratbase Urges PH to Keep Arbitral Ruling at Center of Sea Code Talks

Erwin Tulfo urges Congress: Fast track passage of West PH Sea Education bill

Senator Erwin Tulfo renewed his call on Sunday, July 12 for Congress to expedite the passage of Senate Bill No. 1625 or the proposed “West Philippine Sea...

Philippines urged to anchor South China Sea code on arbitral ruling

THE Philippines should use its 2026 chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to push for a legally binding South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) that is anchored on the 2016 arbitral ruling, instead of allowing the landmark decision to become a subject of negotiation, a political expert said.Victor Andres Manhit, president of the think tank Stratbase Institute, made the suggestion ahead of the ruling’s 10th anniversary …

Stratbase urges PH to keep arbitral ruling at center of sea code talks

The Stratbase Institute organizes a high-level forum to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral ruling on July 11, 2026. Photo from Stratbase Institute MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines should insist that the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling serve as the legal basis for any future Code of Conduct with China and other claimant states, Stratbase Institute President Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit said on Friday. The call came as Manila…