Where in the World is the Philippines?: Debating Its National Territory

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The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) was established as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. The Institute’s research programmes are the Regional Economic Studies (RES, including ASEAN and APEC), Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS), and Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS). ISEAS Publishing, an established academic press, has issued more than 2,000 books and journals. It is the largest scholarly publisher of research about Southeast Asia from within the region. ISEAS Publishing works with many other academic and trade publishers and distributors to disseminate important research and analyses from and about Southeast Asia to the rest of the world. First published in Singapore in 2011 by ISEAS Publishing Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 E-mail: publish@iseas.edu.sg Website: Co-published with Carlos P. Romulo Foundation 30th floor, Citibank Tower 8741 Paseo de Roxas Makati City, Philippines All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.© 2011 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore The responsibility for facts and opinions in this publication rests exclusively with the author and his interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of the publishers or their supporters. ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Severino, Rodolfo C. Where in the world is the Philippines? : debating its national territory. 1. Jurisdiction, Territorial—Philippines. 2. Territory, National—Philippines. 3. Territorial waters—Philippines. 4. Philippines—Claims to Sabah. 5. Philippines—Claims to South China Sea. I. Title. KPM2055 S49 2011 ISBN 978-981-4311-70-0 (soft cover) ISBN 978-981-4311-71-7 (hard cover) ISBN 978-981-4311-72-4 (e-book PDF) Typeset by Superskill Graphics Pte Ltd Printed in Singapore by Utopia Press Pte Ltd ...