US supports Philippines against China

[cheryz]

i just see this article in social media

WARNING SIGN: SPRATLYS BELONGED TO THE PHILIPPINES
PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
KEEP OUT!!!
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Why did Marcos decided to formalize the country’s hold on the Spratlys in 1978?
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Capt. Tucay said that was the year, He ( Pres. Marcos) explains, when the Southeast Asia Mineral Company (SEAMICO) finished its oceanographic survey and rendered a report to Malacanang concluding that the area “possessed great promise”.
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The Island is said to be rich in oil and natural gas!
On July 17, 1978, Marcos signed Presidential Decree 1599 proclaiming the Kalayaan Island Group (composed of Pag-Asa, Likas, Parola, Kota, Panata, Lawak and Patag islands) part of the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Group also encompassed Commodore or Rizal Reef. With a total area of just a third of a square mile, it is a registered 5th class municipality of Palawan with its own mayor.

[wayne208]

Cheryz .. Thank You for the Very Detailed Report on How these Islands Became Part Of the Philippines .. This should Prove to everyone that they are Part of The Philippines . I hope this shows the World Court that The Philippines has Held them for Many years without any doubt of Ownership ..

[jadegil6]

Chinese texts of the 12th century record these islands being a part of Chinese territory and that they had earlier (206 BC) been used as fishing grounds during the Han Dynasty. Further records show the islands as inhabited at various times in history by Chinese and Vietnamese fishermen, and during the second world war by troops from French Indochina and Japan. However, there were no large settlements on these islands until 1956, when Filipino lawyer, businessman and adventurer Tomas Cloma decided to "claim" a part of Spratly islands as his own, naming it the " Free Territory of Freedomland".
The Spratly Islands are important for a number of reasons: the Spratly area holds potentially significant, but largely unexplored, reserves of oil and natural gas; it is a productive area for world fishing; it is one of the busiest areas of commercial shipping traffic; and surrounding countries would get an extended continental shelf if their claims were recognised. Only China, Taiwan, and Vietnam have made claims based on historical sovereignty of the islands. The Philippines, however, claims part of the area as its territory under UNCLOS, an agreement parts of which have been ratified by the countries involved in the Spratly islands dispute.

[angel]

cheryz, i saw it also in facebook. as a younger age we really dont know from what countries it belong about the Spratly ISland maybe in the near future let see who will be won in this claiming territory. i pray that it will go to the philippines because it might big help to our administration.

[wayne208]

I also hope it is the Philippines .. It would mean a Lot of Jobs for the Philippine People .