June 6, 2017

"Despite recent statements from President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang maintains that the Chief Executive respects Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and his views on the administration's foreign policy.

'The President has respect for Justice Carpio,' Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a news briefing on Tuesday, June 6.

'He can assure the Justice and the people of the Philippines that the policies of this administration are not only directed at protecting sovereignty of the Republic, they are also directed at ensuring that our nation and our region remain conflict-free,' added Abella.

Carpio is among the most vocal critics of Duterte’s policy on China and the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute."

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