Malampaya

• Justice Carpio on Impeachment, Accountability, and the Rule of Law

  02 February 2026

  accountability, China-Philippines relations, Corruption, energy security, flood control scandal, ICC, impeachment, Justice Antonio Carpio, Malampaya, Philippine Constitution, Reed Bank, Rodrigo Duterte, rule of law, Supreme Court Ruling, West Philippine Sea

  Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpio analyzes the Supreme Court’s impeachment ruling, ICC proceedings, China policy, energy security, and the flood control scandal.

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• Carpio Stresses Need for PH to Explore Reed Bank Amid WPS Dispute

  05 January 2024

  ASEAN Sovereignty, Carpio on West Philippine Sea dispute, energy security, Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio, Malampaya, Reed Bank

  Carpio advocates for exploring Reed Bank to address PH’s energy supply challenges

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• The future of Malampaya

  21 October 2021

  Crosscurrents, energy security, Exclusive Economic Zone, Justice Carpio, Malampaya, natural gas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine energy policy, Reed Bank, SC 38 contract

  Justice Carpio explains the legal and energy security implications of the upcoming expiration of the Malampaya gas field contract in 2024, urging the Philippines to prepare for the field’s eventual depletion by developing new gas sources like Reed Bank.

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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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