SPRATLYS Mga Isla Ng Kalayaan logoWhy is the Philippines claiming sovereignty over the Spratlys Islands? Why do several Asian countries, including China, claim the islands as their own? What is at stake in the Philippines’ claim? What is the government doing to assert this claim?

ABS-CBN reporter Ciara ZambranoFind out this Sunday (October 5) as ABS-CBN News’ special documentary titled “Spratlys: Mga Isla ng Kalayaan” weighs in on which country really owns the disputed islands.

The documentary looks into the geopolitical issues surrounding the dispute and also checks the situation of the Filipinos, whose individual and family lives are affected and inevitably intertwined with the unending territorial row.

Don’t miss “Spratlys: Mga Isla ng Kalayaan” this Sunday (October 5) on ABS-CBN Sunday’s Best, after “Gandang Gabi Vice.” (Story/ photos by: Kane Errol Choa)

Lawak Island or Nanshan Island the eighth largest island of Spratly Islands and the fourth largest among Philippine-occupied Spratly islands 1

Lawak Island or Nanshan Island the eighth largest island of Spratly Islands and the fourth largest among Philippine-occupied Spratly islands 2

Pag-asa Island or Thitu Island the second largest island in the Spratlys 1

Pag-asa Island or Thitu Island the second largest island in the Spratlys 2

Patag Island the second smallest of the Spratly Islands Detachment Flag

Seagull at Lawak Island

The soldiers of Philippine Navy

The soldiers of Philippine Navy