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Panelo twits 'unpatriotic' Carpio over China loan warning

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 10:07 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday dubbed as "unpatriotic" Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for raising the possibility of China seizing Philippine gas fields.  Read more »

DOJ chief downplays fears China may seize Reed Bank

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 02:53 AM

MANILA - Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra downplayed fears gas-rich Reed Bank, also known as Recto Bank, in the West Philippine Sea may be seized by China in case the Philippines fails to pay its $62-million loan for the Chico River Pump Irrigation project. Read more »

Carpio schools Panelo: 1972 law converted oil, gas in Reed Bank into patrimonial assets

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 05:19 AM

MANILA - Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday night hit back at Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo's statements that concerns the Supreme Court associate justice had raised about the possibility of China seizing the gas fields in Reed Bank are "misplaced." Read more »

Chico River deal with China not standard, says Senate bet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 10:58 AM

The loan agreement with China for funding the Chico River irrigation is not the standard in inter-government deals, a former lawmaker who first rang the alarm on the issue said Tuesday. Read more »

Palasyo minaliit ang babala sa pagkuha ng Tsina ng gas sa Reed Bank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 09:17 PM

Hindi kukuhanin ng Tsina ang gas sa Reed Bank dahil lagi naman nagbabayad ng utang ang bansa, ayon sa Palasyo. Read more »

Carpio: China could seize gas in Reed Bank if PH unable to pay loan

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 05:32 PM

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday warned China could seize gas in Reed Bank or Recto Bank in case the Philippines is unable to pay the US$62 million Chinese loan for the Chico River Irrigation Loan Agreement. Read more »

‘Agree totally’: Locsin says gov’t should contest China facility on PH-claimed reef

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 02:57 AM

Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he agreed "totally" with a call to contest China's construction efforts in the Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Gov't should block China construction on Fiery Cross Reef- Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 04:53 PM

The Philippines should protest China's recent construction efforts on the Fiery Cross Reef, locally known as the Kagitingan Reef, Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday. Read more »

Bersamin, itinalagang punong mahistrado ng SC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 09:20 PM

Kabilang si Lucas Bersamin sa mga bumoto pabor sa pagpapatalsik kay dating Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, maging sa pagpapalibing kay dating pangulo at diktador Ferdinand Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani.  Read more »

How 5 SC magistrates vying for Chief Justice voted on high-profile cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 01:26 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he has chosen a new Chief Justice from a pool of five magistrates of the Supreme Court. Here's how they voted on previous Supreme Court decisions: Read more »

Pagpirma sa PH-China oil deal, di labag sa Konstitusyon: Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 08:24 PM

Walang nakikitang mali si acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio sa nilagdaang memorandum of understanding on oil and gas exploration sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at China. Read more »

No 'treason' in PH-China deal - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 03:05 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday countered communist leader Jose Maria Sison’s claim that the memorandum of understanding on oil and gas development between the Philippines and China was a “clear act of treason” on the part of President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration. Read more »

PH-China oil and gas deal 'just an agreement to explore solutions': Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 05:40 PM

It was among the 29 deals signed during Xi's 2-day visit to Manila that ended Wednesday. Read more »

Carpio fact-checks Xi: Chinese explorer never visited PH

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 07:10 PM

Contrary to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s claim, 14th century Chinese navigator, diplomat and admiral Zheng He “never visited the Philippines.” Read more »

Carpio posts biggest increase in net worth among Supreme Court justices

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 07:11 PM

Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio posted the biggest increase in net worth last year compared to 2016 among his colleagues, a document released Tuesday revealed. Read more »

Carpio: Freedom of navigation should be PH's main thrust in S. China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 09:40 PM

Freedom of navigation and overflight should be the main thrust of the administration in the disputed South China Sea, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Sunday. Read more »

Pence: South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 06:14 AM

Pence: South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation Read more »

Carpio counters Duterte: China not in possession of South China Sea

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 06:04 PM

Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday corrected President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the South China Sea.  Read more »

5 SC justices vie for Chief Justice post

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 07:56 PM

Only five Supreme Court justices are in the running to replace retired Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro. Read more »

No more public interviews for senior SC magistrates applying to be Chief Justice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 03:41 PM

Senior justices of the Supreme Court are exempt from public interviews when they vie for the Chief Justice position, a member of the Judicial and Bar Council said Monday. Read more »