The Department of Justice and the Office of the Solicitor General will meet next week on the possible filing of cases against China for its alleged destruction of corals in the West Philippine Sea..
“Whether or not it is our territory but it is within our vicinity, it already gives us a moral responsibility to pursue the destruction of the environment as a task for the good of humanity,” Remulla added., including possibly filing a complaint before the Permanent Court of Arbitration.The justice secretary added: “I was speaking earlier through text messages to Atty.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources , meanwhile, denounced the destructive activities in the Kalayaan Island Group. It also drew attention to a new oceans treaty under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that was signed by over 60 nations. The treaty seeks the protection of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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