Justice Carpio explains the legal significance of the court certification stating that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has no recorded payment of fines from his tax conviction, and how this affects the petition to cancel his presidential Certificate of Candidacy.
Justice Carpio evaluates conflicting statements by President Duterte and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on West Philippine Sea policy, stressing the importance of legal accuracy and consistency in defending Philippine sovereign rights.
Justice Carpio explains why the Philippine government had not yet purchased Western COVID‑19 vaccines by April 2021, analyzing legal misconceptions about advance payments, unsigned procurement contracts, and policy missteps that impeded access to vaccine supplies.
Justice Carpio assesses the Philippines’ diplomatic approach to China, describing it as “unrequited love” that has failed to protect national interests in the West Philippine Sea and urging a principled, law‑based foreign policy instead.
Justice Carpio explains how China’s new coast guard law represents a “deadly legal virus” that empowers the use of force to enforce expansive South China Sea claims contrary to international law and underscores the need for legal countermeasures by ASEAN states.
Justice Carpio explains why, under the Anti‑Terrorism Act, the CPP‑NPA’s armed rebellion does not by itself classify them as “terrorists,” because the law distinguishes terrorism from rebellion and requires intent to create widespread fear, meaning rebels cannot be automatically proscribed as a terrorist group.
Justice Carpio explains that cyberlibel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act prescribes after 12 years following final judgment, applying the general prescription rule for offenses punishable by prision mayor, and outlines how the prescriptive period is calculated.