Duterte should retract 'dangerous' statements on West Philippine Sea —Carpio By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News Published May 10, 2021 12:20pm Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday asked the Filipino people to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to retract his “dangerous” statements on the West Philippine Sea issue. Speaking to ANC, Carpio said Duterte’s statement that the arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines is a scrap of paper meant to be thrown in the wastebasket could jeopardize the country’s interests. “The head of state, the President, or even the foreign minister can bind the country with his pronouncements and if these pronouncements are adverse, admissions against interest, this will bind the country if accepted by the other party. And that’s why it’s very dangerous,” he said.