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Position Paper
The territorial dispute with china over the west phillipine sea is still on going. It is
started when the china banned the filipino fisherman around scarborough shoal.There
were arguments that the Philippine government should not have solely relied on
international courts to manage the country’s most pressing national security concern: the
maritime disputes in the West Philippine Sea. Some commentators pointed out that the
Philippines depended heavily on other countries (particularly the United States), that the
government seemed complacent and lax in handling the disputes, that Filipinos could
never retrieve the West Philippine Sea, and that the country was lacking external security
and losing in its strategy. However, what these commentators missed was that filing an
arbitration case against China formed only one part of a broader strategic framework.
Indeed, the legal approach was not out of desperation but a deliberate component of the
As a filipino citezen, I strongly disagree with this matter. Consistently honest and
your part. This means doing an act because it is the right thing to do, even if you are alone
against many. This means firmly standing by your principles, though the heavens may
fall, To protect our territorial integrity requires doing what is right in service to the Filipino
personal integrity. If you lose your personal integrity, many doors will close on you. Your
friends will be wary of you, your business associates will not trust you, and the public will
be skeptical with whatever you say or do. There is a heavy price to pay for losing your
personal integrity. That is why you should always protect your personal integrity, and
safeguard it like you are safeguarding your very own life. Your personal integrity is your
face to the world, it is how the world sees you. Surely, you do not want to present a face
West Philippine Sea showed that the Chinese government violated its obligation
to protect the marine environment through tolerance of Chinese illegal fishing, massive
land reclamation and the construction of artificial islands. China, however, openly rejected
the arbitral award and continues to push with its militarization in the area. The Duterte
administration, meanwhile, decided to set aside the award and engage Asia’s largest
It is our property; we, Filipinos, should fight for things that belong to us, we should
not let other countries claim ours. When we gave up our island, it looks like we waste our
them, given the fact that they're called "the sleeping giant", because of their products and
company some of us can afford a quality living. But, it doesn't mean that I am agreeing
with the said issue. Our territorial integrity is just like our personal integrity. We must
maintain, protect and defend both with all the power at out command because they are
priceless.