national unity

• An idea that divides the nation

  26 November 2020

  ancestral domain, Austronesian heritage, Crosscurrents, Filipino identity, historical ancestry, indigenous people, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act, IPRA, Justice Carpio, legal definition, national unity, Philippine Daily Inquirer, philippine law, societal division

  Justice Carpio explains why the Philippines’ statutory definition of “indigenous people” under IPRA lacks historical and ethnic basis for most Filipinos, arguing that this imported legal concept divides the nation and creates unnecessary social and legal conflict.

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• Ideas That Divide the Nation

  22 June 2018

  2016 Arbitral Award, Address to the 2018 Graduates on Recognition Day National College of Public Administration & Governance, Antonio T. Carpio, Bangsamoro Basic Law, Constitutional Integrity, First Nation, Ideas That Divide the Nation, IPRA, Maritime Rights, Mindanao autonomy, national unity, philippine law, Philippine sovereignty, public administration, South China Sea, University of the Philippines, UP NCPAG, West Philippine Sea

  Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s 22 June 2018 address to UP–NCPAG graduates warns against divisive proposals—such as “First Nation” designations, expansive autonomous movements, and abandoning the 2016 arbitral award—and calls on Filipinos to uphold national unity, sovereignty, and maritime rights.

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