"The sultanate of Sulu has already assigned all their right to Sabah to the Philippine government. That is why the Sabah issue has become a Philippine issue, and not just a private matter."

International law expert Harry Roque says Pres. Bongbong Marcos should clarify the government's stance on the French arbitral ruling, which declared that Malaysia owed $14.9 billion to the heirs of the sultanate of Sulu.

He notes that while the case is a private one, sovereignty also becomes an issue since the sultanate of Sulu supposedly assigned all their rights to Sabah to the Philippine government.
The case stemmed from the heirs of late Sultan Jamalul Kiram III suing Malaysia for halting payments in 2013. The deal originated in 1978 with the sultanate allowing a British trading company to utilize resources in Sabah.

Malaysia though said that it would defend its legal position, after finding that enforcement of the award could infringe on the country's sovereignty. Sabah also overwhelmingly voted to join Malaysia in the 1963 referendum.

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