Recto Bank

Maritime Law 31-May-2022

GemVer Fishermen Abandoned at sea by Chinese Vessel to Finally get Compensation

FB GemVer, the Filipino fishing boat sunk by Chinese vessel Yuemaobinyu 42212 on 9-June-2019 near Recto Bank within the Philippine EEZ had 22 Filipino fishermen onboard. The Yuemaobinyu 42212 is a Chinese steel-hulled fishing vessel operating from Guangdong, China. It is 44 meters (144 ft) in length with a beam of 8 meters (26 ft). The FB Gem-Ver is a…

Maritime Law, National Affairs 6-May-2020

The Problematic “West Philippine Sea”

All views expressed herein are the contributor’s and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which he has been, is now, or will be affiliated. Through Administrative Order (AO) No. 29 series of 2012 the Philippine State named the sea areas west of the Philippine archipelago as the ‘West Philippine Sea’. It is important to clarify what…