Malacañang on Sunday rebuffed retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, saying the two officials are not helping the Philippines in its claim on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Presidential spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque added that Carpio and Del Rosario should stop misleading the public while endangering the lives of Filipinos. “The outbursts of Justice Carpio and Secretary del Rosario are not helping our country. They demand that the President adopt hardline all or nothing policies. However, history shows that countries who demand all or nothing policies often get nothing at all, or even end up provoking war,” Roque said.

Cariaso, B. (2021, May 3). Palace rebuffs Carpio, Del Rosario on WPS. Daily Tribune, p. A3.