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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Tolentino formed a technical working group (TWG) to fine tune the consolidated bills designating archipelagic sea lanes (ASLs) in the Philippines. Under the United ...

One of the buoys marking Philippine sovereign waters at the West Philippine Sea after it was installed on Pagasa Island. (File photo provided by Philippine Coast Guard) To prevent arbitrary ...

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Amid the Philippines’ ongoing territorial dispute with China, the House of Representatives is expected to approve next month a measure providing for the establishment of archipelagic sea lanes. House ...

Indonesia, a nation that controls vital maritime chokepoints, finds itself at the epicentre of an unfolding geopolitical drama. As rivalry builds between the United States and China, the prospect of ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum is a unique collaboration forum established through the Manado Declaration at the AIS Forum Ministerial-Level meeting on November 1, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Another priority bill has gained the Senate’s third and final reading approval, this time it’s Senate Bill No. 2665 which seeks to establish the country’s Archipelagic Sea Lanes ...

A SENIOR lawmaker is pushing for the passage of a bill mandating the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to establish the archipelagic sea lanes of the Philippines as espoused in the United Nations ...

The Senate on Wednesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report containing the final version of the proposed Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino ...