The ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ 12 ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ in the City of Cebu, recognizing the significance of the ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌโ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค 2016 ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ and its affirmation of the countryโs sovereign rights and maritime entitlements under international law.
The declaration ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌโ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐, and reflects the cityโs commitment to supporting peace, justice, and a rules-based international order while encouraging ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.