Assistant Secretary Charles Jose, the Philippine DFA spokesman, said hearings will take place on July 7 to 13 at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands.
The hearing is deemed crucial as the five-man tribunal, operating under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, will determine if Manila’s complaint has legal merit and if the court has jurisdiction over it.
It will be the first time that the tribunal will discuss the case in the presence of Philippine government representatives and its legal team.
“Right now we are preparing for the oral arguments in The Hague on July 7 to 13. Our team from Manila and from the United States will be flying there,” Jose said in a press briefing.
Solicitor General Florin Hilbay is the Philippine legal representative in the proceedings, while the country’s legal counsel is Paul Reichler of Foley and Hoag LLP.
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