{"id":96293,"date":"2017-04-01T18:27:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T22:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=96293"},"modified":"2017-04-01T18:27:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T22:27:24","slug":"phl-plans-to-rename-benham-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/01\/phl-plans-to-rename-benham-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"PHL plans to rename Benham Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DFA confirmed that they were instructed by President Rodrigo Duterte to suggest in renaming Benham Rise on Saturday. (Photo: Benham Rise\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2013The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the Executive Secretary are now working hand-in-hand to explore a new name for Benham Rise.<\/p>\n

The DFA confirmed that they were instructed by President Rodrigo Duterte to suggest in renaming Benham Rise on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The DFA initially said that the first suggestion was to rename it to “Philippine Rise,” saying that it will strengthen the country’s rights over the resource-rich undersea plateau.<\/p>\n

This after Chinese survey ships sailed in the Benham Rise area, putting a spotlight on President Duterte’s dealings with Beijing.<\/p>\n

“A motion has been made subject to the conduct of the requisite legal and logistical study to effect the change,” Executive Secretary Ernesto Abella was quoted as saying..<\/p>\n

The United Nations ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise, off the Philippines’ Pacific coast, was within the country’s extended continental shelf.<\/p>\n

Duterte’s predecessor, Benigno Aquino, renamed the South China Sea to West Philippine Sea to assert Manila’s claim to resource-rich islands, reefs and outcrops that are also claimed by China.<\/p>\n

Unlike in the South China Sea, Beijing has not contested Manila’s claim to Benham Rise.<\/p>\n

Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, in a separate interview, said China has pending requests to survey Benham Rise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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