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BY THE MANILA TIMESSEP 19, 2015 12:02 AM
AMONG the great triumphs of Philippine diplomacy has been the recognition of the archipelagic doctrine by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). Obtained not without strong opposition from major maritime countries, its recognition is of the most vital interest to the Filipino nation, its signal importance obvious from the explanation of the archipelagic doctrine in the simple, resounding words of the leader of the Philippine delegation to the International Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1958, former Sen. Arturo Tolentino
