Los Bajos de Paragua

• The 1734 Murillo Velarde Map

  10 June 2021

  1734 Murillo Velarde map, Arbitration, Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica, Crosscurrents, Filipino cartography, International Law, Justice Carpio, Los Bajos de Paragua, maritime claims, Panacot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Territory, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea

  Justice Carpio explains the importance of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map as the first scientific map of the Philippine archipelago that illustrates features like Scarborough Shoal and Spratlys as part of the nation and supports sovereign maritime claims.

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• What’s in a name?

  24 May 2020

  Crosscurrents, EEZ, extended continental shelf, geographic names, Justice Carpio, Los Bajos de Paragua, maritime jurisdiction, naming rights, Panacot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, South China Sea, sovereignty, Spratly Islands, UNCLOS, undersea features, Velarde‑Bagay‑Suarez map, what’s in a name

  Justice Carpio explains why naming features in the South China Sea does not confer sovereignty or maritime rights, outlines how sovereign states can lawfully name features, and notes the historical precedence of Philippine names like those on the 1734 Velarde‑Bagay‑Suarez map.

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