Kontrobersiya ukol sa Korte Suprema, isisiwalat ni Retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio

BAWAL ANG PASAWAY KAY MARENG WINNIE: ONE-ON-ONE KAY RETIRED SENIOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ANTONIO CARPIO

MARTES, 12 NOVEMBER, 7:15 PM SA GMA NEWS TV

“Can you tell a joke?” Mareng Winnie asks the recently retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, to which he quips, “Sometimes.” When Mareng Winnie pushes further, “Can you tell a joke now?” Carpio grins and admits, “I can’t.” The mild mannered, seemingly “boring (according to Mareng Winnie )” Carpio bade farewell to the Supreme Court after 18 years of experience and memories plus a fair share of secrets and controversies. With the SC now behind him, will Carpio finally tell all? 

Carpio is known for being a staunch defender of the Philippines' claim to the West Philippine Sea. He decided against many controversial cases including the quo warranto case against former Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the cases against Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, and even the dismissal of the plunder case against the president that appointed him, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In his storied career, he was shortlisted to be the next Chief Justice but he never made it. "I gave up promotions because of what I did...and I appreciate and feel comfort about people's appreciation now," says Carpio.

This Tuesday, it’s Carpio’s turn to take the stand as Mareng Winnie grills him about the ins and outs of the Supreme Court, his decisions, his personal life and his future plans. Watch the interview on Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie, Tuesday, 7:15pm on GMA News TV.

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Boring. Ito ang kantyaw ni Mareng Winnie kay dating Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.  Hinamon ni Mareng Winnie si Carpio na magbitaw ng joke pero natawa lamang ang hukom at inaming “hindi niya kaya.” Minsan lang daw niya ito ginagawa. Matapos ang 18-taong karera sa Korte Suprema, kamakailan, nagretiro na si Carpio sa edad na 70.

Mukha mang tahimik ang dating hukom, kilala siya sa kanyang paninindigan at pagtatanggol sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas sa pinag-aagawang bahagi ng West Philippine Sea. Nakilala rin si Carpio sa hindi madalas na pag-pabor sa mga kasong may interes kay Pangulong Duterte. Ilang beses din napabilang ang dating hukom sa mga posibleng maging susunod na Punong Mahistrado, subalit hindi siya pinalad.

Nang tanungin siya kung ano ang naramdaman niya ukol dito, ani Carpio, “I gave up promotions because of what I did.., and I appreciate and feel comfort about people's appreciation now." Dagdag pa niya, "Even against my personal interest, I did the right decision."

Ngayon na ordinaryong mamamayan na si Carpio, ano kayang mga sikreto at kontrobersiya ang isisiwalat niya ukol sa mga nagaganap sa loob ng Korte Suprema? Ano ang magiging buhay niya sa labas ng katataas taasang hukuman? Huwag palampasin ang panayam ni Mareng Winnie kay dating Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio sa Bawal ang Pasaway, Martes, 7:15 ng gabi sa GMA News TV.