Philippine Territory Based on Historical Treaties (Social Studies 6)

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Elementary Department - Basic Education First Quarter, SY 2024 - 2025 Social Studies 6 Name __________________________________________________ Grade and Section ______________________ The Philippine Territory Based on Historical Treaties Treaty of Paris (1898) Date: December 10, 1898 Parties Involved: Spain and the United States Historical Background: Concluded the Spanish-American War Key Provisions 1. Cession of the Philippines Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States for $20 million. 2. Boundary Definition Defined the boundaries of the Philippine archipelago, establishing its sovereignty under American control Signing of the Treaty of Paris, 1898. Significance Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; W.D. Harper (digital file number LC-DIG-pga-01948) Marked the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines Established U.S. sovereignty over the Philippines Treaty of Washington (1900) Date: November 7, 1900 Parties Involved: Spain and the United States Purpose: To clarify territorial cessions after the Treaty of Paris Key Provisions 1. Remaining Claims Spain relinquished any remaining claims to territories in the Philippines not included in the Treaty of Paris. 2. Territorial Clarification Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi and Sibutu Settled disputes regarding smaller islands and regions were added to the Philippine territory. not explicitly mentioned in the Treaty of Paris, like Sibutu and Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi 3. Confirmation of Sovereignty Confirmed the complete transfer of Philippine sovereignty to the United States Significance Helped resolve ambiguities left by the Treaty of Paris Ensured a more precise definition of Philippine boundaries Notes No. 2 Page 1  Boundaries Treaty (1930) Date: January 2, 1930 Parties Involved: The United States and Great Britain Also Known As: "Convention Between the United States and Great Britain Delimiting the Boundary Between the Philippine Archipelago and the State of North Borneo" Key Provisions 1. Boundaries Clarified and formalized the boundaries between the Philippine archipelago and North Borneo 2. Territorial Limits Both nations agreed that the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands were part of the Philippine archipelago. Significance Reduced potential conflicts and ambiguities regarding The Turtle Islands and the Mangsee territorial limits Islands were added to the Philippine territory. The Sabah Dispute THE ASEAN POST Context Background: Long-standing territorial dispute between the Philippines and Sultan of Brunei cedes Sabah to the Malaysia over the region of Sabah in North Sultan of Sulu after the latter helps to 1658 quell a civil rebellion in Brunei. Borneo Historical Claims: Rooted in agreements The Sultanate of Sulu enters into a contract with the British North Borneo Company, where the made during the Spanish and British 1878 company can continue to occupy Sabah as long as it pays the sultanate a regular sum of money. colonial periods Current Status Following the end of the Japanese occupation in World War 2, the British North Borneo In 2022, the International Arbitration Company is relinquished of its duties and Sabah 1946 becomes a British crown colony. Tribunal in Paris awarded almost $15 billion in restitution to the heirs of the Sultanate Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal of Sulu. The Sultanate had filed a legal initiates filing of the Philippines' claim over 1961 Sabah after talks of including Sabah in the case against Malaysia regarding violations Federation of Malaysia. related to the Sabah lease. In 2023, the Hague Court of Appeal dismissed an effort Heirs of Sulu Sultanate cede 1962 sovereignty to the Philippines. to enforce the Paris tribunal's award from the previous year. Sabah joins Malaysia after a referendum was 1963 carried out and its people voted overwhelmingly in support of joining the federation. Philippines refuses to recognize Malaysia. Malaysia and the Philippines continue talks on Sabah's under diplomatic hostility. Ties break 1963-2012 and resume in the process. In the early 1980s onwards, the issue slowly fizzles out but the 1. How did historical treaties influence the Philippines never formally drops the matter. territorial borders of the Philippines? 2. How does a treaty promote trust among its A group calling themselves the Royal Army of Sulu 2013 lands in a village in Sabah. A standoff with Malaysian signatories? authorities ensures for a month before the militants are either caught or escape back to the Philippines. References: Member of the charter change consultative 2018 G Baisa, A., & Lontoc, J. N. (2022). The Filipino Odyssey (2nd ed.) [Book]. Sibs. committee, Aquilino Pimentel, includes Sabah Bautista, L. (2008). The historical context and legal basis of the Philippine as part of Philippine territory in his proposals treaty limits. Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal, 10(1), 15–20. and urges Filipino government to assert the http://ro.uow.edu.au/lhapapers/772 country's claim to Sabah. The ASEAN Post. (2020, October 8). Sabah: Malaysia’s or Philippines’? The ASEAN Post. https://theaseanpost.com/article/sabah-malaysias-or-philippines Magno, A. (2024, April 3). Inconvenient. Philstar.com. https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2024/04/04/2345078/inconvenient Notes No. 2 Page 2