Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has urged the Duterte administration to preserve the country’s victory in the arbitration case against China over territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea.
Carpio, who played a crucial role in the arbitration case, emphasized that non-action by the government could be seen as waiving its rights over the area.
The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration had invalidated China’s historical claims over resources within the ‘nine-dash line’ in 2016.
Carpio stressed that filing a formal protest against China’s activities in the West Philippine Sea would not incur any costs to the government and is a necessary step to protect the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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