Press Release
PR-016-2015
12 February 2015

Embassy Conducts Lecture on West Philippine Sea
at Elite International School

(Riyadh, 10 February 2015) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh conducted its first lecture on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) at Elite International School in Riyadh on 02 February 2015.

It was the first of its series of lectures in 2015 on the issue of the West Philippine Sea and the ongoing case filed by the Philippines against China with the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague. The lecture was conducted by Vice Consul Red Genotiva.

In attendance were senior-year students from Elite International School, their teachers and two Principals.

During his lecture, Mr. Genotiva highlighted the strategic and policy imperatives for the Philippines as an archipelagic State. He explained to the students the importance of understanding the PHL government’s position and response in addressing the dispute with China on WPS through arbitration as a peaceful, rules-based and enduring resolution to the dispute.

Before he concluded, Mr. Genotiva challenged the students of Elite to use what they learned during the lecture to read and learn more about the issue of the WPS.

He also thanked the teachers and management of Elite International School for graciously hosting the lecture. (END)