I think the 90% Christian majority of the Philippines understand and share the feelings of the Sabahans. Middle age Filipinos had the felling of connectivity towards the Sabahans for the Philippine history dictates the historical connection and experiences.
If Sabah chose to be part of the Philippines, then their interest will be well protected and respected. The Philippine government is the bastion of democracy in Asia and the Filipinos knows it by heart.
It is said the majority of the Christian Sabahans are fearful of the mass Immigration if Sabah would be integrated to the Philippines, will that fear is unfounded, the Philippine government respect diversity and would surely protect the interest and right of its citizens.
Like the Christian Filipino, Christian Sabahans will also enjoy the same, and be protected to the fullest extent of the law. Christian Sabahans should not be fearful to their brother Filipinos; they are the same and have shared the same in time and space.
Let lost that fear, look forward for the brighter future!
Spartly Island is not completely owned by Philippines the Philippines is only protecting the 9 islands against invaders and one of those island contains oil and gas and the china think it is unfair so they are trying to claim it
note: as you can see all Islamic country has a oil (Middle East) Philippines is a Islamic country before but it became christian when the Spaniards came and also there are oil and gas in mindanao Philippines that Islam people are protecting it but the government doesnt know this yet
Malaysia ignores the philippines calim of sabah. Because the malaysian goverment is currently profiting out of sabah which is part of the philippines. If I were the sabahan I would have joined the philippines instead,but I dont blame them they were tricked into voting against the Philippines. local Sabahan's illiteracy where exploited into voting against the Philippines.
Among several, Magellan claimed the Philippine Islands for the nation of Spain. In all, the Philippines comprise some 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Spain.
Because logically the Sabah is rightfully in the Philippine territory. It was just LEASED by Muslims residing in there who always love to claim things as their own regardless of whatever legal rights of the country. It can also be linked to religion since Muslims always prefer to do any transactions with their co-Muslims for the sake of their ever-discriminating leg god allah's Islam. Religion and World power's influences will always play a big role in this dispute however, no matter how they claim whether be cultural or traditional reasonings, the rights should be to the Philippines and the international law should stop playing blind about this matter.
the guano islands act
Supposedly, the Philippines will not claim the Spratly Islands because it is within the Philippine waters. But other countries claim it and those countries claiming it are giants so the Philippines don't have any other choice than to contest instead of just giving an order to move out from the Philippine Territory. The disputed Spratlys are within the Philippine Waters. The Philippines is the legal owner of the islands in the Spratlys as it is within the 200 Nautical Mile Exclusive Economic Zone according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
because our government is stupid!!
It's even weaker than its claim over Sabah, the northeastern region of Borneo.
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Because Spartly Islands really belongs to the Philippines even before until the corrupt former President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had signed some papers with China so China can explore the islands then after that China has started to claim that it's theirs.
According to my extensive research, NO ONE own the Spratly Islands, but the Chinese dynasty during year 200 AD claim it and saying those part of the Island are belongs to them. In addition, Chinese dynasty named this island "Nansha Island." This island was not Spratly back since 1791 Captain Spratle name under his name. For sure, China never own Spratley Island, but more relatively (but not really, its close) own Philippine government..
Paracel and Spratly Islands belong to Vietnam. There is not a single map that show those islands belong to China.
of course specially the sultan of sulu under the kiram carpenter agreement.
the phllipines will get more land area and will own more resourses
Malaysia ignores the philippines calim of sabah. Because the malaysian goverment is currently profiting out of sabah which is part of the philippines. If I were the sabahan I would have joined the philippines instead,but I dont blame them they were tricked into voting against the Philippines. local Sabahan's illiteracy where exploited into voting against the Philippines.
for Spain
Yes! It is part of the territory and exclusive economic zone. The philippines can utilized the oil reserve of palawan because palawan is a province of that country. And even spratly island resources belongs to the philippines, because spratly is part of palawan.