Rear Admiral Tomas Cloma Sr. (Phil. Navy) discovered an archipelago called kalayaan group of islands a.k.a. spratleys in 1956 and In 1972, they were designated as part of Palawan Province.
The closest country to the Spratly Islands is the Philippines. The Philippines is located to the west of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Spratly Island is located in the South China Sea. It has an area of 15 hectares. The French discovered Spratly Island in April 1930.
Spratly Islands (not Spartly) are claimed by Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines and Brunei.One of the Spratly Island known as Spratly Island (proper) or Truong Sa Island is owned by Vietnam.
Spratly and Sabah Islands are two territories claimed by Philippines. Spratly is a group of 52 Islands of which only seven are occupied by Philippines. Sabah islands are a disputed territory between Malaysia and Philippines and are presently occupied by Malaysia.
because it is stated in the Philippine map that spratly islands is in the land zone of the Philippines.Tagalog issue in Spratly Islands
No, it belongs to China and Taiwan.
The Islands that has been claimed by the Philippines in Spratly Island Group are the Lawak,Patag,Kota,Likas,Parola,Pag-asa,Panata and Rizal
The owner of the Spratly Islands is a matter of dispute among several countries, including the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei. These countries all claim parts or all of the Spratly Islands.
It just recently discovered that spratlys contains huge oil and gas deposit so the China invaded the Philippine waters in the Spratlys and claim it
Philippines since it is very near to Philippines
The minority of the islands of Spratly and Sabah are officially occupied by the Phillipinos. However the other portions are scattered about between Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. The islands are acclaimed as Philippines simply because they are influenced predominantly by Phillipino culture.
Spratlys islands has a lot of oil. And it has a lot of natural resources. That is why china wants is so badly,they are selfish and they want to own something eventhough it belongs to someone, they will force it. China is a big bully compared to the other countries.. the spratly islands really belongs to philippines...