Law professors call on US to honor defense treaty over maritime hostilities

Law professors call on US to honor defense treaty over maritime hostilities

MANILA, Philippines — Professors of the Graduate School of Law of San Beda University have called on the United States to honor its commitment to its Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines, amid rising tensions in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea. "Of late, the People's Republic of China has intensified its aggression in the West Philippine Sea. Not only has it evicted our fisherfolk from their traditional fishing grounds. It …