Why China refused the PCA UNCLOS Hague Ruling, PH opted out of forced arbitration DFA Amba Manalo

Ambassador Rosario Manalo: an arbitration tribunal needs 3 parties, and according to the UN charter, under UNCLOS there s a provision that allowed for memberstates to OPTOUT of compulsory arbitration which the Philippines and China, among other nations, did when we ratified and approved UNCLOS years before 2013. So the Philippines found another panel that it paid The arbitration panel did not have 3 parties because China did not join, and the arbiter was paid for by the which cost the Filpino taxpayers almost 1 billion pesos, that was paid to American Then President Noynoy wanted to internationalise the SCS issue and take the multilateral approach, kasi marami gusto Additional backgrounders: When did the dispute between the Philippines and China REALLY begin What REALLY happened in 2016: Why the proposed July 12 National West Philippine Sea Victory Day is based on LIES Del Rosario admits he was hoodwinked into giving up Panatag