Carpio to DFA: Don’t sleep on the job (opens original article in a new tab)

Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio urged the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs to protest China's South China Sea claims using the High Seas Treaty, citing international law doctrines and China's exclusion of the disputed area from the agreement. A fisherfolk group refused to support a politician over China's sanctions.

• Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio urged the DFA to protest China's South China Sea claims using the High Seas Treaty
• Carpio cited international law's doctrine of acquisitions, stating delayed protest may imply consent to China's claims
• China's 10-dash line claim excludes the South China Sea from the High Seas Treaty's application
• Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya refused to support Teodoro over China's sanctions against him