Party-list group defends critics of China loan agreement

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:38:23 +0000

Party-list group Bayan Muna on Wednesday blasted Malacañang for trying to turn the tables on critics of the administration’s loan agreement with China for an irrigation project

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Reed Bank a ‘patrimonial property’ in 1972 – Carpio

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:35:04 +0000

Reed Bank a ‘patrimonial property’ in 1972 – Carpio

As early as 1972, gas-rich Reed Bank has been converted to a patrimonial property, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said.

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Reed Bank a ‘patrimonial property’ in 1972 – Carpio

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:35:04 +0000

Reed Bank a ‘patrimonial property’ in 1972 – Carpio

As early as 1972, gas-rich Reed Bank has been converted to a patrimonial property, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said.

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Senators not buying Palace assurance on China loan

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:23:40 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Tuesday expressed concern over the country’s loan agreement with China for an irrigation project in which the Duterte administration used “patrimonial assets” as collateral that could be seized by Beijing if the government defaulted on its payments.

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China to takeover Hanjin Philippines? It doesn’t make sense, says Carpio

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:48:42 +0000

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday warned about the security implications of a possible Chinese takeover of Hanjin in Subic.

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Carpio: China still after Philippines’ exclusive economic zone

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:22:39 +0000

Carpio: China still after Philippines' exclusive economic zone

“China is still after our exclusive economic zone.”Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio issued this warning on Thursday, noting that China’s seemingly slow march towards the contested areas of West Philippine Sea is “just temporary.”

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Lorenzana ‘sorry’ over ‘empty victory’ on sea row but calls it ‘premature, incomplete’

AFTER calling an international arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines over China in the disputed territories an “empty victory,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana had a change of heart and apologized to two members of the delegation that presented the country’s position at The Hague in The Netherlands in 2016. Lorenzana addressed his “sincere apology” to former […]

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Filipinos to convert West PH Sea sentiments into votes in 2019 polls, Carpio warns

Filipinos to convert West PH Sea sentiments into votes in 2019 polls, Carpio warns

Filipino voters who are not content with the government’s “appeasement” policy towards China will convert their position into votes in the coming 2019 elections, Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio warned Tuesday.

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IBP backs Carpio as CJ

Despite his refusal to be nominated, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Tuesday endorsed acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio to succeed ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

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