THREAD: @iampinkywebb speaks to ret. Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on #TheSource | LIVE bit.ly/2PocqFh
• PH deploys more naval assets to Julian Felipe Reef
• China denies militia in West PH Sea
• Concerns raised over China's vaccine donations
• PH deploys more naval assets to Julian Felipe Reef
• China denies militia in West PH Sea
• Concerns raised over China's vaccine donations
Ret. Justice Carpio: Chinese militia vessels were seen on March 7, but military analyzed the situation first
Ret. Justice Carpio says this is not the first time Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted in Julian Felipe Reef
Ret. Justice Carpio: China doesn't want any other country to possess Julian Felipe Reef. It just so happens it's in our exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but China doesn't care despite President Duterte's professed love for Xi Jinping
Ret. Justice Carpio lauds the AFP's move to add more naval assets in the West Philippine Sea: I hope the President will not stop them from doing that
Ret. Justice Carpio: The Philippines should put up artificial structures in our EEZ if we're brave enough
Ret. Justice Carpio: There's no point in starting a shooting war with China
Ret. Justice Carpio: China doesn't fish in the area. They just park their vessels
How can you tell if a ship is a militia vessel?
Ret. Justice Carpio: The hull is made of steel because they're meant to ram wooden ships of other countries, they have satellite radios, they're huge, and they just loiter around — they do not fish
Ret. Justice Carpio: The hull is made of steel because they're meant to ram wooden ships of other countries, they have satellite radios, they're huge, and they just loiter around — they do not fish
Why are there nearly 200 Chinese vessels in Julian Felipe Reef?
Ret. Justice Carpio: They want to show massive force. They want to intimidate other countries
Ret. Justice Carpio: They want to show massive force. They want to intimidate other countries
The Chinese Embassy denied that the spotted boats are militia vessels, arguing those are merely fishing vessels which took shelter near the area due to rough sea conditions.
Ret. Justice Carpio: It's a complete lie. Everybody knows that.
Ret. Justice Carpio: It's a complete lie. Everybody knows that.
RELATED: United States, Japan, Australia, and United Kingdom expressed their support to the Philippines' diplomatic protest over the deployment of suspected Chinese maritime militia vessels in the West Philippine Sea bit.ly/3ckUOmN
Ret. Justice Carpio: There is no storm right now in Julian Felipe Reef. Mischief Reef is very near the area. It's very developed and if China wants to seek shelter, they just go to Mischief Reef.
Ret. Justice Carpio: I would file a case in UNCLOS to put China on the defensive. Right now, we’re just talking. For China, it enters one ear and goes out the other. If we’re serious, President Duterte should call China's ambassador and berate him.
Ret. Justice Carpio: I don’t see any sense of urgency from President Duterte… How can he go against his idol Xi Jinping?
Ret. Justice Carpio: We should put up the Philippine flag in Julian Felipe Reef
Ret. Justice Carpio on President Duterte welcoming donated COVID-19 vaccines from China: It sends the wrong message
Ret. Justice Carpio: Why do we have to source our vaccines from China at the time when they are encroaching on our territory
RELATED: The latest batch of China-donated vaccines has just arrived in the country, around the same time that suspected Chinese militia vessels were seen encroaching in the West Philippine Sea anew. Coincidence or not? bit.ly/39d476q
1Sambayan leader Carpio on Sen. Manny Pacquiao: We have qualification standards — competence and track record. He was a topnotcher in terms of absences in the Senate and House. He can run for president anytime. But he can't be our candidate in 1Sambayan.
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