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Philippine COVID-19 Vaccination Program as of 30 June 2021

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PR 92 2021 Vaccine Rollout Infographic 30 June 2021

Filipinos in Canada Bring Filipino Heritage Month Online

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PR 91 2021 1 Filipino Heritage Month

Ambassador Robles (second row, second from right) joins the Filipino community in British Columbia, Yukon, and Northwest Territories for a virtual Town Hall meeting hosted by Philippine Consul General Maria Andrelita Austria (first row, second from right) on 12 June 2021.

For many decades, the Filipino Diaspora in Canada has celebrated the Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence in June, in line with the Philippines’ commemoration of Independence Day on June 12th. This period is often a time for the Filipino community to gather and highlight Filipino culture, history, and the stories of Filipino migrants in Canada.

In October, 2018, Filipinos in the country were given another reason to celebrate when the federal House of Commons unanimously passed Motion-155 declaring the month of June as Filipino Heritage Month throughout Canada. Canadians of Filipino descent, many of whom moved to the country in the 1960s and 1970s, welcomed this development that recognized the contributions of their community to Canadian society.

Statement of Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. on the 5th Anniversary of the Issuance of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration

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Statement

H.E. MR. TEODORO L. LOCSIN, JR.

Secretary of Foreign Affairs

On the 5th Anniversary of the Issuance of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration

On July 12, 2021, we observe the fifth anniversary of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration.

The Award conclusively settled the status of historic rights and maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. It declared as without legal effect claims that exceed geographic and substantive limits of maritime entitlements under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. So, it did not throw historic claims out the window; it discriminated among them.

It dashed among others a nine-dash line; and any expectation that possession is 9/10ths of the law. Because the mere fact of possession produces no legal effect, such as a territorial sea of any extent.

Thus, the Arbitral Award became and continues to be a milestone in the corpus of international law. It is available to other countries with the same problematic maritime features as ours. It puts one issue out of the way of conflict; because there is nothing there taken by force that results in any gain in law.