Carpio: Lawmakers can speak out on foreign policy, DFA rebuked
Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio criticized the Department of Foreign Affairs' stance on restricting lawmakers' statements regarding the West Philippine Sea. He asserted that Congress has the right to discuss and propose its own foreign policy, highlighting internal government disagreements.
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