Carpio inhibits self from SC case for Calida’s ‘peace of mind’

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 19:39:58 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — A critic of the Duterte administration’s South China Sea policy on the Supreme Court on Tuesday inhibited himself from hearing a petition to compel the government to protect three reefs in the West Philippine Sea and rehabilitate the marine environment around them that China had damaged.

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SC sets oral arguments on writ of kalikasan in West Philippine Sea on June 25

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 06:00:59 +0000

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered oral arguments on the Writ of Kalikasan case seeking to protect protect, preserve, rehabilitate, and to restore the marine environment in the West Philippine…READ

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Palace affirms Duterte unaware that Filipino soldiers were harassed at Ayungin Shoal

Malacanang on Friday insisted that President Rodrigo Duterte was unaware of the reported harassment of Filipino soldiers by Chinese forces at Ayungin Shoal last May.

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