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
