They include areas China claims aggressively, i.e. Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys Is Bajo de Masinloc a.k.a. Scarborough Shoal really part of the Philippines? How about the Kalayaan Group of Islands, a.k.a. the Spratlys? Does history provide any evidence that these places are part of Philippine patrimony? Yes. Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug cuts through the noise and shows us four time-honored maps that corroborate the Philippine claim to the strategic and resource-rich maritime features being claimed by China. – Rappler.com Writer, presenter: Marites VitugVideographer, video editor: Franz Lawrence de CastroProducer: JC GotingaSupervising producer: Beth Frondoso How does this make you feel? Loading
Hindi Ito Marites: 4 historic maps show West Philippine Sea is ours
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