Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has been presented with an old Philippine map featuring both Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands. In a post on X on Tuesday, Oct. 1, Manalo said he received retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio, who brought to hi, an official Spanish...
China remains mum on the possibility that the Philippines would file another arbitral case against Beijing for the destruction of the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea. "No comment now," the Chinese Embassy in Manila said Monday, April 1, after being asked about the Philippines' plan....
The Philippine government must do more civilian activities in the West Philippine Sea and hold China accountable if it impedes the country’s legal operations in its own waters. Former Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Antonio Carpio made the suggestion at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel, where he...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is now preparing to file charges against and seek damages from China over its destruction of the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea, former Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Antonio Carpio bared on Wednesday, March 6. His pronouncement was a...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (left), Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Two ranking congressmen who favor Charter change (Cha-cha) said they would rather lend an ear to actual foreign...
Charter change (Cha-cha) proponents have pointed to the 1987 Constitution's restrictive economic provisions in pursuing amendments but Sen. Grace Poe said that the country has always been open to foreign investors. Sen. Grace Poe says the Philippines has made strides in opening up the local...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) does not have any record of a Philippine official promising China of BRP Sierra Madre removal from the Ayungin Shoal, retired associate justice Antonio Carpio said Tuesday, August 15. "I am told by Ambassador Henry Bensurto that they...
The Philippine government must act now to protect and make use of the Reed Bank, a part of the West Philippine Sea that is being claimed by China, as energy prices might eventually shoot up due to the country's depleting resources, retired senior associate justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday,...
Once again, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda felt compelled to respond to a known personality's comment on the proposed P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund or MWF. (MANILA BULLETIN) The latest personality happens to be former Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who reportedly...
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has warned against the possible loss of the Philippine sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) if presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wins in the upcoming elections. Carpio, known for his fight to assert the...
Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio has disputed the claim that the heirs of the late President Ferdinand Marcos cannot be compelled to pay the now P203-billion unpaid estate tax. Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (1Sambayan/Facebook) "Marcos heirs are liable...
“Worst kind of black propaganda.” This was how retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described the statement by former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s spokesman Vic Rodriguez, who said that the P203-billion estate tax debt by the Marcoses is still “pending in...
