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