Judicial Independence

• Carpio Weighs In on ICI’s Failure to Prosecute Flood Control Scandal Figures

  30 October 2025

  Accountability in Government, Antonio Carpio, flood control scandal, IAAGCC, Incoming Ombudsman, Judicial Independence, rule of law

  Justice Antonio Carpio expects charges to be filed against personalities involved in the flood control scandal.

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• Carpio Weighs In: Impeachment Trial Should Commence Promptly According to Constitution

  10 August 2025

  Antonio Carpio, Constitutional Law, Impeachment Trial, Judicial Independence, Philippine Politics, Senate Proceedings

  Carpio on Impeachment Trial: Senate Should Commence Proceedings Promptly

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• Carpio Warns of Constitutional Overhaul with Unchecked Powers

  22 January 2024

  Charter Change, Constitutional Revisions, Judicial Independence, People’s Initiative, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, Unchecked Powers

  Carpio warns against ‘blank check’ on Charter change: Unchecked powers risk undermining Constitution

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• Justice Carpio’s Unwavering Legacy: The Best Chief Justice the Philippines Never Had?

  31 October 2019

  Chief Justice Philippines, Democracy and Rule of Law, Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio, Judicial Independence, Maritime Disputes

  Justice Carpio: The Unassuming Leader Who Left an Indelible Mark on Philippine Judiciary

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• Justice Carpio’s Lasting Legacy: Defending the West Philippine Sea and Upholding Judicial Independence

  18 October 2019

  Antonio Carpio, Carpio on West Philippine Sea dispute, customary international law, Judicial Independence, Philippine sovereignty, Philippine Supreme Court

  Justice Antonio Carpio on defending the West Philippine Sea and upholding judicial independence

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• Justice Carpio Recuses Himself in Kalikasan Petition to Protect West PH Sea

  02 July 2019

  Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio, Judicial Independence, Kalikasan Petition, Philippine sovereignty, Philippine Supreme Court, The South China Sea / West Philippine Sea Dispute

  Justice Antonio T. Carpio recuses himself from discussing writ of kalikasan petition in West Philippine Sea case.

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• Carpio’s Recusal from West PH Sea Case Sparks Debate

  02 July 2019

  Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio, Judicial Independence, Philippine sovereignty, Philippine Supreme Court, The South China Sea / West Philippine Sea Dispute

  Justice Carpio’s recusal from West PH Sea case fuels controversy over judicial independence

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• Justice Carpio’s Unwavavering Stance on the Hague Ruling: Duterte’s Mockery Falls Flat

  29 November 2018

  Chinese Actions in South China Sea, Duterte administration, Hague Ruling, Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio, Judicial Independence, Philippine Politics

  Justice Carpio unmoved by Duterte’s jabs over Hague ruling

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• Justice Carpio’s Rejection of Chief Justice Nod Sets Stage for Judicial Leadership Debate

  20 June 2018

  Chief Justice Nomination, Constitutional Reforms, Judicial Independence, Justice Antoninio Carpio, Philippine Judicial Politics, rule of law

  Justice Antonio Carpio rejects chief justice nomination, sparking debate on judicial leadership

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