1. Click here http://www.ellentordesillas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rp_china.pdf
for the Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking in certain Areas in the South China Sea by and Between China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Philippine National Oil Company.
2. Click here
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rp_china_vietnampart1.pdf
for Part One of A Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Scientific Research in Certain Areas in the South China Sea by and among China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Vietnam Oil and Gas Oil Corporation and Philippine National Oil Company.
3. Click here
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rp_china_vietnampart2.pdf
for Part Two of the CNOOC, Petro Vietnam and PNOC agreement.
4. Click here http://www.ellentordesillas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/annex-to-agreeements.pdf
for Annex A that shows the Agreement Area.
There’s no turning back. This Spratly document as well as the ZTE document are public documents that must be made open to the public. Malacanang better not invoke confidentiality on these. At stake is the country’s sovereignty and tax payers’ money. People have the right to know the contents of the agreement.
I’m posting all these documents for our reference as we continue to discuss this serious and complicated issue.
Please take time to read them so that our discussion will be based on facts and not just rhetorics.
Ellen, i get ‘404 not found’ when downloading the second and third links. The first and last are ok.
I got this from the web as well:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Philippines/Oil.html
Mrivera, that’s what I said. That the Spratly deal is a public matter and must be made public for us to know about the agreement. Was I not basing my comment on facts and not just rhetorics?
The second sentence of Article 10 of the JMSU states that:
However, no consent shall be required when said documents, information, data and reports are disclosed, for the purpose of implementation of this Agreement, to the Parties’ respective governnments, affiliates or stock exchanges on which a Party’s shares are registered.
When do you make announcements at the stock exchange? When there is a product launch, like Tagamet, Viagra, or a vaccine for AIDS.
When does an oil company make announcements? When there is a new oil find.
Does this indicate that the joint exploration after the study is less of an IF and more of a WHEN?
WHEREAS under the authorization of the Chinese Government CNOOC has the exclusive right to sign this Agreement with PNOC and Petro Vietnam for a joint marine seismic undertakign within the Agreement Area;
WHEREAS, under the authorization of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Petro Vietnam has the exclusive right to sign this Agreement with CNOOC and PNOC for a joint marine seisumic undertaking within the Agreement Area;
WHEREAS, PNOC is the national oil company of the Republic of the Philippines;
(Whereas clauses, page 2 and 3)
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Oy vey! Nasaan ang authorization ng PNOC?
Lapse in drafting? O baka may Alzheimer’s ang daliri ng typist? Or wala talagang authority?
Then again, baka sinadyang ganyan, para lusot ang bi7ch. She can feign ignorance again, as usual.
Oops, spoke too soon. Nasa page 5 pala ang mention of authority.
Although this is too technical for me, I can see how the Spratly’s agreements could have been used to get the “soft loans” from China. I will not also be surprised if one day, the Spratlys will be China’s sole property as a pay off for the humungos debts we owe them. THANKS TO THE EVIL BITCHES’ GREED. When she finally steps down, if she will ever do, in 2010, she may have compromised a lot of our patrimonies to China. Will our country be able to undo all the agreements she entered into in her regime?
Article 10 also states that:
This Agreement and all relevant documents, Information, data and reports with respect to the joint marine seismic undertaking shall be kept confidential during the Agreement Term and within five (5) years after its expiration and shall not be disclosed by a Party to any third party without the written consent of the other Party.
Article 11.2 states that:
All the data and information acquired for the fulfillment of the Seismic Work referred to in Article 4 hereof and their interpretation shall be jointly owned by the Parties. In the event any Party wishes to sell or disclose the above-mentioned data and information after the expiration of the confidentiality term, prior written consent therefor shall be obtained from the other Parties.
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Note that this covers the Agreement Area, including that which is within Philippine territory. So, if the Philippines, decides in its best interest, to sell the info, to say, the Norwegians, then it cannot do so within five years.
And even after the lapse of five years, the Philippines needs the permission of two alien entities (not countries, but mere foreign corporations) to sell info about its own territory.
CVJ, thanks for the link. It’s very useful. I’ll follow it up.
Yes, Atty. Why did we get into that kind of situation. It’s like we offered our hands to be tied? It’s really crazy. It’s treason.
What was the motivation in forging the agreement with China?
They do not have any expertise in offshore drilling. In fact, a Pinoy (Mañalac) led them in offshore explorations.
Capital? The Westerners (Norwegians and Brits) have that too.
Why prefer the Mainland Chinese? Maybe because the Westerners do not know feng shui, which some writers call the Art of Placement – ang arte ng paglagay.
CVJ, inayos ko na ang link to the tripartite agreement.
Thanks Ellen, i’m now able to download #2 and #3.