VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims to show US, PH forces destroying Chinese vessel
The video circulated as the 39th iteration of Balikatan, the largest annual PH-US training exercise, kicked off on April 22.
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The video circulated as the 39th iteration of Balikatan, the largest annual PH-US training exercise, kicked off on April 22.
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