Carpio, who is among the staunchest defenders of the West Philippine sea, pointed to the Duterte government’s refusal to assert the country’s rights in the maritime area to avoid offending China.
DEFENDING FILIPINOS' RIGHTS. Different protest groups gather in Commonwealth Avenue during President Rodrigo Duterte's 4th State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2019. File photo by Jire Carreon/Rapplerand following months of China’s continued aggression in the South China Sea, retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio tore apart the Duterte administration’s stand towards the West Philippine Sea, calling it a strategy in"total disarray.
of the 2016 Hague ruling in exchange for economic benefits from Beijing and its refusal to assert the country’s rights in the maritime area to avoid offending China. The Philippines later suspended its decision to terminate the VFA and extended the military deal for up to one year, owing to the pandemic and other geopolitical developments in the region. Carpio cited this as another piece of"compelling proof of a foreign and defense policy in total disarray."Because the Philippines has no solid strategy, Carpio reiterated his warning China could reclaim Scarborough Shoal.
Nearly 4 years since the Philippine won its case against China, Carpio said the government also declined Vietnam’s invitation toof the countries’ extended continental shelf in the Spratlys, which"reinforces the arbitral ruling by state practice."
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