Islands

• Correcting the Gravest Misconception in Philippine History

  24 November 2025

  China, Continental Shelf, EEZ, History, Hugo Grotius, Islands, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Mare Liberum, marine biodiversity, marine wealth, Maritime Resources, maritime sovereignty, ocean conservation, Philippines, Philippines marine protection, Philippines maritime strategy, Reefs, Rocks, Shoals, South China Sea, South China Sea dispute, Territorial Waters, West Philippine Sea

  Justice Carpio’s DLSU commencement speech corrects a long-standing territorial misconception and urges Filipinos to understand the full legal basis of PH maritime claims.

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• Protecting the Nation’s Marine Wealth in the West Philippine Sea

  06 March 2014

  Antonio Carpio, Arbitration, China, Continental Shelf, EEZ, Historical Rights, History, Hugo Grotius, International Law, Islands, James Shoal, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Malampaya, Mare Liberum, marine biodiversity, marine resources, marine wealth, Maritime Law, Maritime Resources, maritime sovereignty, ocean conservation, Philippine sovereignty, Philippines, Philippines EEZ, Philippines marine protection, Philippines maritime strategy, Reefs, Rocks, Scarborough Shoal, Shoals, South China Sea, South China Sea dispute, Spratly Islands, territorial dispute, Territorial Waters, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  Justice Antonio T. Carpio delivers a detailed address on the Philippines’ constitutional duty to protect its marine wealth in the West Philippine Sea, explaining UNCLOS, the invalidity of China’s 9-dashed line claim, and why joint development under China’s terms would violate Philippine sovereignty.

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