The Philippines-Indonesia EEZ boundary map from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.
Manila and Jakarta have formally fixed their maritime boundaries under an agreement that took years for the world’s two largest archipelagic states to negotiate.
The agreement delineates the boundary between overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the Philippines and Indonesia, in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos).
The EEZs of the Philippines and Indonesia overlapped across the Mindanao Sea and Celebes Sea, and in the southern section of the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi exchanged instruments of ratification in a special ceremony on Aug. 1 in Bangkok, at the sidelines of a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers.
The two also signed protocols of exchange of the instruments of ratification.
The agreement was first discussed on June 23-25 1994, and formally signed by the two countries on May 23, 2014 in Manila.
It was ratified by President Rodrigo Duterte on Feb. 15 2017 and by the Indonesian Parliament on April 27, 2017.
The Philippine Senate concurred with the Duterte’s ratification on June 3, 2019.
In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the agreement was expected to benefit both countries, “economically and politically, by promoting more bilateral cooperation in the EEZ in order to advance the common interest of managing and preserving the resources in the EEZ and further strengthening maritime security cooperation between the two countries.”
Under the Unclos, archipelagic states like the Philippines and Indonesia are entitled to EEZs of 200 nautical miles, within which states have sovereign rights to explore and exploit, and conserve and manage natural resources. (PressONE.ph)
Ramani ya mpaka wa EEZ ya Ufilipino-Indonesia kutoka Mamlaka ya Kitaifa ya Ramani na Habari ya Rasilimali. Manila na Jakarta zimetangaza kuwa zimetangaza mipaka ya pwani zao kwa makubaliano ambayo yalichukua miaka kadhaa kwa mataifa mawili makubwa ya visiwa vya dunia kujadili. Mkataba huo unaweka mipaka kati ya maeneo ya kipekee ya kiuchumi ya Ufilipino na Indonesia, kulingana na Mkataba wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Sheria ya Bahari wa 1982. Eneo la kiuchumi la Ufilipino na Indonesia linazunguka Bahari ya Mindanao na Bahari ya Celebes, na sehemu ya kusini ya Bahari ya Ufilipino katika Bahari ya Pasifiki. Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Indonesia Teodoro Luhtinen Jr na Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Indonesia Retno Marsudi walipeana hati za kuidhinisha mkataba huo katika sherehe ya pekee iliyofanyika Bangkok, Agosti 1, wakati wa mkutano wa mawaziri wa mambo ya nje wa Asia ya Kusini. Wawili hao pia walitia saini itifaki za kubadilishana hati za kuridhia. Mkataba huo ulijadiliwa kwa mara ya kwanza tarehe 23 Juni 1994 na kuidhinishwa rasmi na nchi hizo mbili tarehe 23 Mei 2014 mjini Manila. Mkataba huo ulikubaliwa na Rais Rodrigo Duterte tarehe 15 Februari 2017 na Bunge la Indonesia tarehe 27 Aprili 2017. Seneti ya Ufilipino ilikubaliana na kuridhia kwa Duterte mnamo Juni 3, 2019. "Katika taarifa yake, Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ilisema makubaliano hayo yanatarajiwa kuwa na manufaa kwa nchi zote mbili, ""kiuchumi na kisiasa, kwa kukuza ushirikiano zaidi wa nchi mbili katika EEZ ili kuendeleza maslahi ya pamoja ya kusimamia na kuhifadhi rasilimali katika EEZ na kuimarisha zaidi ushirikiano wa usalama wa baharini kati ya nchi hizo mbili.""" (PressONE.ph)