The Rule of Law Is Our Strongest Weapon

๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ firmly emphasized that the rule of law remains one of the Philippinesโ€™ strongest weapons. He stated that the Philippines may not match Chinaโ€™s military strength, the country stands on the side of international law, which is supported by much of the international community.

During the Manila Discussions Series, Justice Carpio said that the Philippines ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ซ protesting against China over the reported floating structures found in Bajo de Masinloc. According to him, the Philippines must continue to assert its rights and ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ in the face of Chinaโ€™s illegal activities within Philippine territory.