Justice Carpio reaffirms PH’s right to invoke US defense pact with China laser incident
Justice Carpio explains the constitutional ban on nuclear weapons in the Philippines and analyzes President Duterte’s vow to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement if proof of U.S. nuclear weapon storage is found on Philippine soil.
Justice Carpio criticizes the President’s “no vaccine, no VFA” ultimatum linking U.S. vaccine delivery to the Visiting Forces Agreement, explaining how advance payment mechanisms and misreading of procurement law undermine access to Western COVID-19 vaccines and risk geopolitical leverage.
Justice Carpio Warns China Could Seize West Philippine Sea
Justice Antonio Carpio sounds alarm over China’s intentions in West Philippine Sea
Carpio: VFA termination exposes Philippines to armed aggression risk
Justice Carpio argues that terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement would weaken Philippine defenses in the West Philippine Sea by removing a key deterrent against Chinese aggression and eroding military cooperation with the United States.
Justice Carpio explains why the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement undermines the deterrence that previously protected Scarborough Shoal, potentially enabling China to reclaim and fortify the feature without resistance.
Justice Carpio explains how policy shifts and rhetoric by President Duterte—including moves toward VFA abrogation and reduced joint military cooperation—have weakened deterrence and the Philippines’ defenses in the West Philippine Sea, undermining constitutional duties to protect maritime sovereign rights.