First General Assembly – AKADEMYANG FILIPINO

Foreign Powers Enforcing Ruling on South China Sea

Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) November 25, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio disputed yesterday Malacañang’s claim that “no power on earth” can enforce an international arbitral court’s ruling invalidating China’s massive claim in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea. Speaking at the first...

Proceed with Caution on China Oil Deal, says Carpio

Lian Buan (Rappler) November 24, 2018 MANILA, Philippines – While the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the oil deal signed with China is “safe,” the Philippines must proceed with caution in crafting the final agreement before it’s too late, Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio warned on Saturday, November 24. Carpio...

Carpio Warns: Chinese Politburo Could One Day Send Its Navy to Police South China Sea

Ian Nicolas Cigaral (The Philippine Star) November 24, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Saturday warned that China could one day order its Navy to enforce its sweeping claim to most of the disputed South China Sea, which is widely seen by experts as...

Carpio Happy Being Shortlisted for CJ Post, Firm On Sea Dispute Stance

Margaret Claire Layug (GMA News) November 24, 2018 Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Saturday welcomed his being shortlisted for the vacant chief justice post. But the most senior sitting justice of the Supreme Court also said he is determined to fight for the Philippine’s sovereign rights to the West...

Carpio optimistic on getting SC post despite qualms on PH-China ties

Paolo Barcelon (CNN Philippines) November 24, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 24) — Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio, a staunch critic of the warming ties between the Philippines and China, says that he is optimistic of his chances to be appointed Chief Justice. “I’m always optimistic,” Carpio told reporters...

PH-China Oil and Gas Deal ‘Just an Agreement to Explore Solutions’: Carpio

Bianca Dava (ABS-CBN News) November 24, 2018 MANILA – The oil and gas development deal the Philippines and China inked this week is only “an agreement to explore solutions,” Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Saturday, as he called for vigilance on the pact. Manila and Beijing signed a memorandum...

Carpio Sees Philippine Sovereignty Safeguards in MOU with China

Edu Punay, Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) November 26, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — There is nothing wrong with the government’s pursuit of joint exploration of natural resources with China in the West Philippine Sea, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. Carpio believes that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) forged...

VP: Gov’t Remarks on Sea Conflict ‘Irresponsible’

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday denounced “irresponsible comments” from President Rodrigo Duterte and other officials about the Philippines’ territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea a day after former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales warned that the country “cannot survive treason from within.” VP:...

Safeguards in MOU with China Protect PHL Sovereignty – Carpio

Source: GMA News Online “We did not cede any ground… I have no objection to it. I think the [Department of Foreign Affairs] did a good job in protecting our position, and I think it’s just an agreement to explore an agreement,” explained Carpio. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/676060/safeguards-in-mou-with-china-protect-phl-sovereignty-carpio/story/

Acting Chief Justice Carpio Insists South China Sea Ruling Not Useless

JP Soriano (GMA News) November 26, 2018 Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio rejected Malacañang’s recent claim that “no power on earth” could enforce the UN arbitral court’s ruling which invalidated China’s Nine-Dash Line claim in the West Philippine Sea. Carpio pointed out that the navies of the US, Britain, Japan...