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Getting the Philippines’ Archipelagic House In Order: Designating Archipelagic Sea Lanes | A Roundtable

The Foreign Service Institute and the Strategic Studies Program, UP CIDS are organizing a roundtable, “Getting the Philippines’ Archipelagic House In Order: Designating Archipelagic Sea Lanes” on 5 September 2024, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., to be held at the Ballroom, 5th Floor, Citadines Bay City Manila, Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, corner Coral Way, Pasay City. Participants are enjoined to register by 2 September 2024.

ABOUT

This roundtable discussion seeks to evaluate the underlying factors that affect the Philippines’ decision to establish the appropriate legal structure or institutional mechanism for Archipelagic Sea Lanes (ASLs). Specifically, this roundtable discussion aims to address the following questions:

    • What underlying reasons hinder the Philippines from passing the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Bill? What are the technical and legal issues to be resolved and satisfied?
    • Which agency will be responsible for managing ASLs? What are the needs of maritime law enforcement agencies in monitoring and apprehending vessels traversing the Philippines’ archipelagic waters? How will ASLs uphold the country’s maritime security?
    • What are the advantages and disadvantages of expanding the number of archipelagic sea lanes considering the current capabilities of Philippine maritime law-enforcement agencies?
    • What is the role of other stakeholders in designating archipelagic sea lanes? (i.e. science, civil-maritime agencies, civil-society)

SPEAKERS

    • Ambassador Gilberto G. B. Asuque (ret.)
      Board Member, Maritime Law Association of the Philippines
    • Captain Carter S. Luma-ang
      Director, Hydrography Branch, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)
    • Dr. Laura T. David
      Director, UP Marine Science Institute

QUERIES and ORGANIZER INFO

For queries, please email [email protected]

This roundtable is organized by the Foreign Service Institute and by the Strategic Studies Program, Center for Integrative and Development Studies, University of the Philippines. UP CIDS is the policy research unit of the university, and SSP is one of its Research Programs. Learn more about SSP, and download over 1000+ policy papers from the UP CIDS website.