From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 2): PHL calls for proactive U.N. action on WPS territorial row

The Philippines wants U.N. member countries to be more pro-active in insisting that the rule of law - not the force of arms - be the basis of resolving intensified Asian territorial disputes, including Manila's rift with Beijing, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Tuesday. In a speech before the U.N. General Assembly, an annual gathering of heads of state and top diplomats from 193 countries, Del Rosario said maritime disputes have recently intensified in Asia and there was an urgent need for all governments to comply with their international obligations to settle those rifts "without threats or use of force, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas,” or UNCLOS....

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