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THE TRILATERAL COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT TO ADDRESS SECURITY ISSUES IN THE MARITIME
AREAS OF COMMON CONCERN (TCA): A NEW EXAMPLE OF ASEAN MARITIME COOPERATION
JAYL.BATONGBACAL
ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR,UNIVERSITYOFTHEPHILIPPINESCOLLEGEOFLAW
DIRECTOR,U.P.INSTITUTEFORMARITIMEAFFAIRS&LAWOFTHESEA
Source:ReCAAP
TCA AREAS
Mindanao/SuluSeaTransitCorridors(PHNOTAM842017)
MariQmeAreaofCommonConcern(MYNOTAM14/2017)
DesignatedTransitCorridors(MYNOTAM14/2017)
TCA COOPERATION MEASURES & RECENT PROGRESS
• ConductofmariQmepatrols• Immediateassistanceforsafetyofpeopleandshipsindistress• NaQonalfocalpointsforsharingofinformaQonandintelligence• HotlineofcommunicaQons
TCA AND SHIPPING ROUTES
TCA AND FISHING, PETROLEUM ACTIVITIES
TCA AND TRADITIONAL, NEGOTIATED BOUNDARIES
TCA AND PROVISIONAL MEDIAN LINES
TCA AND POTENTIAL EEZ BOUNDARIES
COMPARISON WITH OTHER COOPERATION ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN ASEAN MEMBERS
• ASEANMOUonOilSpillResponse(1994)
• Sulu-SulawesiOilSpillResponseNetwork(1981)• PH-RIBorderPatrolandBorderCrossingAgreement(1975)
• PH-MYAgreementonAnQ-SmugglingCooperaQon(1967)
• PH-MYJointPatrolandBorderCrossingAgreements(1999)
• RECAAP(2004)• MY-RI-SGSOMSmariQmesecuritycooperaQoniniQaQves(2004)
OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSION