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Solvlng LerrlLorlal marlLlme dlspuLes was hlgh on Lhe agenda ln Lhe recenLly concluded LasL Asla
SummlL aLLended by resldenL Aqulno and fellow ASLAn leaders ln 8runel lasL CcLober.
Cbservers noLed LhaL Chlna has been more forLhcomlng on Lhe lssue Lhan ln Lhe pasL, buL sLlll
no real breakLhrough has been achleved on Lhe heaLed lssue of overlapplng marlLlme
boundarles and mulLlple counLrles clalmlng Lhe same group of lslands.

Whlle ASLAn faces a serlous challenge Lo resolve Lhe dlspuLes ln Lhe SouLh Chlna Sea, Lhe
prospecL of a Code of ConducL (CoC) remalns vague. ulspuLlng counLrles conLlnue Lo seek
soluLlons accordlng Lo lnLernaLlonal legal prlnclples buL also reallze LhaL a [udlclal soluLlon may
be a proLracLed one.

Cn uecember 3, Lhe Angara CenLre for Law and Lconomlcs ls organlzlng a roundLable dlscusslon
organlzed LlLled "923- :4 -" ;* )"(*< =*4"0>'(8 ?3#'-'%* )'4/$-*4 '( @"$-2*34- A4'3" aL Lhe
MarrloLL PoLel, 8esorLs World Manlla. 1he evenL ls sponsored by Asla unlLed 8ank.

1he roundLable dlscusslon wlll gaLher a panel of lnLernaLlonally promlnenL experLs Lo assess Lhe
lssue from an ob[ecLlve sLandpolnL and conLrlbuLe Lo flndlng alLernaLlve approaches and
soluLlons Lo Lhe problem, as well as posslble pollcy recommendaLlons.

World-renowned experLs llke !ohn nye of Ceorge Mason unlverslLy, uonald Lmmerson of
SLanford unlverslLy, Shen ulngll of ludan unlverslLy ln Chlna, lan SLorey of Lhe lnsLlLuLe of
SouLheasL Aslan SLudles ln Slngapore, ?olchlro SaLo of Lhe 8lLsumelkan Asla aclflc unlverslLy ln
!apan, and rofessor Parry 8oque of Lhe unlverslLy of Lhe hlllpplnes wlll form Lhe panel of
speakers.

1he evenL wlll be keynoLed by former SenaLor Ldgardo !. Angara, who recenLly concluded over
Lwo decades of dlsLlngulshed servlce as a hlllpplne leglslaLor. Angara spearheaded Lhe passage
of landmark laws on agrlculLure, educaLlon, healLh, arLs and culLure, sclence and Lechnology,
good governance, flnanclal reforms, and soclal welfare.

A former u resldenL, Angara was Lhe drlvlng force, along wlLh !usLlce AnLonlo Carplo, behlnd
Lhe creaLlon of Lhe u lnsLlLuLe for MarlLlme Affalrs and Law of Lhe Sea (u-lMLCS), a hlghly
speclallzed academlc research lnsLlLuLlon devoLed Lo marlLlme affalrs.


1he roundLable ls seen Lo conLrlbuLe Lowards shaplng Lhe debaLe and enabllng lnformed
pollcymaklng on Lhe crlLlcal lssue of LerrlLorlal marlLlme dlspuLes, whlch Lhe hlllpplnes and
oLher Aslan counLrles face and ls a key forelgn pollcy challenge ln Lhe reglon.

8ecenLly Lhe new ?ork 1lmes gave an ln-depLh look aL Lhe SouLh Chlna Sea dlspuLes, calllng lL
Lhe world's flashpolnL ln Lhe geopollLlcal power sLruggle". 1he reporL LlLled A B3%* "7 @23#C
3(6 ?'(("1 sald naLural resources play a blg parL ln Lhe dlspuLe. lL sald LhaL currenL esLlmaLes
reveal Lhe seabed beneaLh Lhe SpraLlys may hold up Lo 3.4 bllllon barrels of oll and 33.1 Lrllllon
cublc feeL of naLural gas. lL ls also one of Lhe buslesL nauLlcal hlghways ln Lhe world, where
abouL half of Lhe world's merchanL fleeL Lonnage and nearly one Lhlrd of lLs crude oll pass
Lhrough every year. lL also conLalns some of Lhe rlchesL flsherles on earLh. (30)




About the !"#$%$ '(")%(

Foimally launcheu in 2u12, the !"#$%$ '(")%( *+% ,$- $". /0+"+1203 is the fiist anu only
Philippine policy anu acauemic think tank ueuicateu to the scientific analysis anu inteinational
assessment of Philippine anu iegional legislation, policies anu public sectoi piogiams.

It aims to pioviue inuepenuent ieseaich at pai with inteinationally veiifiable acauemic stanuaius
anu of publishable scholaily quality, which then foims the basis of timely anu ielevant policy
iecommenuations foi Philippine goveinment, oiienteu towaius:
Stiengthening the iule of law anu the quality of macioeconomic uecision-making in the
Philippines
Piomoting Filipinos' economic uevelopment anu theii infoimeu paiticipation in uemociatic
institutions
Aiuing the Philippines towaius full compliance with inteinational commitments, while
assisting its leaueiship of, anu coopeiation with, iegional initiatives anu institutions foi
goveinance

The Centie seeks to piofessionalize the science of goveinment legislation anu policy-making, by
uiawing fiom the best of the giowing ianks of inteinationally-tiaineu Philippine scholais, anu
enabling them to continue acauemic anu policy ieseaich accoiuing to the iigois of inteinational
stanuaius.

It seives as a foium foi continuing analysis, iecommenuations anu infoimation uissemination
between anu among public anu piivate sectoi economists, lawyeis, acauemics, anu policy-makeis
fiom the Philippines anu abioau.

The Centie was establisheu to honoi the legacy of public iefoim, technociatic expeitise anu
leaueiship of Senatoi Eugaiuo }. Angaia, who iecently concluueu ovei two uecaues of uistinguisheu
seivice as a Philippine legislatoi.

Bi. }ohn C. Nye of ueoige Nason 0niveisity seives as Executive Biiectoi. Bi. Emeilinua Roman,
foimei Piesiuent of the 0niveisity of the Philippines, is chaiiman of the boaiu of tiustees.

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The Angaia Centie has conuucteu thiee majoi confeiencesiounutables paiticipateu in by Filipino
acauemics anu policy-makeis togethei with foieign scholais fiom ienowneu univeisities.

The Centie's inauguial confeience on !"#$%"&'%(&#)* ,))#-%(&#) %). !/#0(1 was helu in Nanila in
August 2u12, with Bi. Tylei Cowen of the ueoige Nason 0niveisity as plenaiy speakei. Scholais
anu expeits fiom univeisities in the 0S, Bong Kong, Austialia anu policy-makeis anu acauemics
fiom the Philippines incluuing Bi. Felipe Neualla, Bi. Raul Fabella, Bi. Biane Besieito, Atty. vicente
Lazatin, Bi. Aisenio Balisacan, anu Atty. Raul Pangalangan paiticipateu as speakeis.

In Becembei, the Centie, with suppoit fiom the Woilu Bank, oiganizeu a iounutable leu by Bi.
}ames Robinson of Baivaiu 0niveisity to shaie his insights on 213 4%(&#)5 6%&", a book he co-
authoieu with Baion Acemoglu. Filipino acauemics anu policy-makeis Bi. ueiaiuo Sicat, Bi.

Beinaiuo villegas, Bi. Felipe Neualla anu highly-acclaimeu jouinalist Naiia Ressa paiticipateu in
the iounutable uiscussion.

In }anuaiy 2u1S, the Centie, with suppoit fiom Netiobank Founuation anu Feueial Lanu, oiganizeu
anothei iounutable +" 78292::2"( /9(0)2+"3 with Bi. }ohn C. Nye of ueoige Nason 0niveisity, Bi.
Albeito Simpsei of the 0niveisity of Chicago, anu C0NELEC Chaii Sixto Biillantes as speakeis anu
Bi. Nahai Nangahas, Piesiuent of the Social Weathei Stations (SWS), anu Ns. Coiazon ue la Paz-
Beinaiuo, NANFREL National Chaiipeison, as uiscussants.

In }uly 2u1S, the Centie kickeu off the !"#$%& ()" *%+,-$% .%$/%0 with a iounutable uiscussion titleu
"()1/"2 ,3% 43/5/66/"% 7+8"89: ,8 ,3% ;%<, *%=%5> 4$898,/"2 ?"+5-0/=% @%2/8")5 A%=%5869%"," leu by
Bi. }ohn C. Nye. NEBA Biiectoi ueneial Aisenio Balisacan anu Bi. Rogiei van uen Biink, leau
economist of the Poveity Reuuction anu Economic Nanagement of the Woilu Bank in the
Philippines seiveu as panel uiscussants.