The Philippine Embassy in Mexico successfully conducted a special webinar entitled "The Archipelagic Concept in the South China Sea Dispute" in commemoration of Maritime Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANAMo) on 27 September 2024. The webinar was held via Zoom with more than 100 participants including those who attended through the Embassy´s YouTube channel, with Hon. Justice Antonio T. Carpio, retired Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, as resource speaker.

Justice Carpio discussed the critical aspects of the Philippines’ territorial and maritime rights, focusing on the legal framework that governs the nation’s sovereignty over its land and waters.

To read the full article, please click here: https://dfa.gov.ph/.../35513-ph-embassy-in-mexico...

To watch the webinar, please click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR4POWIEozw