"Setting aside" the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea is a good as abandoning it, Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. Justice Antonio Carpio issued the statement in reaction in Malacañang assertion that President Duterte was merely setting aside and not abandoning the ruling issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration based in the Hague.

Macairan, E., & Mendez, C. (2019, September 14). 'Setting aside SCS ruling as good as abandonment'. The Philippine Star, p. 7.