Carpio counters Duterte: PH neighbors standing up to China without war
MANILA, Philippines---Former Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Antonio Carpio has reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that a country need not go to war to defend its maritime territory, like the Philippines' Southeast Asian neighbors are able to do. Carpio on Monday (July 27) cited the cases of Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia---all of which have asserted their rights over their maritime zones against China's claim based on the nine-dash line myth. The former senior associate justice made the remarks in reaction to Duterte's declaration in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he was helpless against China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea because he cann… Keep on reading: Carpio counters Duterte: PH neighbors standing up to China without war
Carpio counters Duterte: PH neighbors standing up to China without war
MANILA, Philippines---Former Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Antonio Carpio has reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that a country need not go to war to defend its maritime territory, like the Philippines' Southeast Asian neighbors are able to do. Carpio on Monday (July 27) cited the cases of Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia---all of which have asserted their rights over their maritime zones against China's claim based on the nine-dash line myth. The former senior associate justice made the remarks in reaction to Duterte's declaration in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he was helpless against China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea because he cann… Keep on reading: Carpio counters Duterte: PH neighbors standing up to China without war