WPS

• Carpio Exposes Duterte’s Cowardice on WPS Debate Challenge

  20 February 2025

  Antonio Carpio, ASEAN Sovereignty, Carpio on West Philippine Sea dispute, Davide-vs-Duterte, Debate, PH Territorial Rights, WPS

  Justice Carpio exposes Duterte’s cowardice in debating WPS issues

  Read more

• Justice Carpio Slams Sec. Harry’s Claims on WPS: An Irresponsible Statement

  02 May 2021

  ASEAN Sovereignty, Carpio on West Philippine Sea dispute, irresponsible statement, Justice Antonio T. Carpio on the South China Sea and the Philippine Constitution, Maritime Territorial Integrity, national concern, Secretary Harry Roque, WPS

  Justice Antonio T. Carpio slams Secretary Harry Roque’s claims on WPS, calling for a more responsible approach to addressing this national concern.

  Read more

• Why Chinese fishermen are in the WPS

  22 April 2021

  Arbitral Award, Chinese fishermen, Crosscurrents, Duterte verbal agreement, EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone, Filipino fishermen, Justice Carpio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines maritime law, sovereignty, traditional fishing rights, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea, WPS

  Justice Carpio explains why Chinese fishermen appear in the West Philippine Sea—clarifying that under UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award, fishing in the EEZ by foreign vessels is allowed only with consent, and discusses how a reported verbal agreement has enabled Chinese fishing there.

  Read more

• A Philippine maritime militia in the WPS?

  30 October 2020

  ASEAN maritime rights, civilian‑based patrols, coastal defense, Crosscurrents, Justice Carpio, Maritime Security, national strategy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine maritime militia, Philippine Navy, sovereignty, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea, WPS

  Justice Carpio explains the concept behind establishing a Philippine maritime militia in the West Philippine Sea—how civilian‑based vessel coordination could help supplement naval and coast guard presence to protect sovereign rights under international law.

  Read more

• Why the President is inutile on the WPS

  14 August 2020

  2016 Arbitral Award, Crosscurrents, defeatist rhetoric, Duterte inutile, Exclusive Economic Zone, Freedom of Navigation, International Law, Justice Carpio, Maritime Law, national strategy, Philippine Constitution, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sovereign Rights, West Philippine Sea, WPS

  Justice Carpio critiques President Duterte’s admission of being “inutile” in defending Philippines’ West Philippine Sea rights, arguing that defeatist rhetoric weakens constitutional and legal claims and urging active assertion of sovereign entitlements under international law.

  Read more