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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China’s foreign ministry spokesman falsely claims Ayungin Shoal is part of China

By VERA Files | Feb 15, 2023 11:35 AM

Ayungin Shoal, internationally known as Second Thomas Shoal and called Ren’ai Reef by China, is part of the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of the Philippines, according to the July 12, 2016 decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

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SC declares unconstitutional a joint exploration deal by PH, China and Vietnam in the South China Sea

By Ellen Tordesillas | Jan 10, 2023 11:47 PM

The Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional today a 2005 agreement on joint exploration by the Philippines, China, and Vietnam of an area in the disputed South China Sea.

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Experts: Filipinos will only prioritize territorial integrity as national concern based on ‘signals’ from the government

By Ivel John M. Santos | Jan 05, 2023 6:13 PM

As leader of the nation, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must place the defense of Philippine territory against foreign intrusion at the forefront of his administration to make it a top national concern by the public who are more worried about high prices, low wages, and unemployment.

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Taxpayers to shoulder P800M price for cowardice of leaders

By Theresa Martelino-Reyes | Nov 10, 2022 3:31 PM

When former president Rodrigo Duterte buckled under China’s bullying and reimposed a 2014 moratorium on drilling in the Reed Bank, off the coast of Palawan, in April, he and his advisers most likely did not realize that it would cost the government at least $13.78 million (about P800 million with today’s exchange rate) in unnecessary spending.

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Carpio urges Marcos to protect Philippine oil exploration vessels in Recto Bank

By Ivel John M. Santos | Nov 10, 2022 9:43 AM

Retired Justice Antonio Carpio has urged President Ferdinand Marcos to provide security for the drilling operations of Forum Energy Ltd. when the company resumes its stalled oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea.

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Mga kalituhan tungkol sa arbitral award ng Pilipinas sa South China Sea

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2022 7:00 AM

Sa ika-pitong episode ng What the F?! podcast ng VERA Files, alamin ang mga tamang impormasyon tungkol sa mga kalituhan at disinformation tungkol sa arbitral award na nakamit ng Pilipinas noong 2016.

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Six misconceptions about the Philippines’ arbitral award on the South China Sea

By VERA Files | Jul 13, 2022 11:39 AM

Six years after the Philippines’ arbitral tribunal victory against China regarding the South China Sea, mis- and disinformation about it continue to spread.

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Energy crisis looms as PH drops joint oil and gas exploration with China

By Theresa Martelino-Reyes | Jun 26, 2022 11:27 AM

Hopes for joint oil and gas exploration between the Philippines and China, especially in the disputed Recto (Reed) Bank, have been shattered with the termination of bilateral talks, leaving it up to the incoming administration to possibly breathe life into them and prevent a debilitating energy crisis in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte issued the […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. falsely claims West PH Sea dispute ‘only became an election issue’ in the May 2022 polls

By VERA FILES | Feb 18, 2022 4:00 PM

The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Once more, Duterte changes tune on importance of PCA award

By VERA Files | Sep 24, 2021 11:00 AM

Virtually speaking before world leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte again sang a different tune on Wednesday, positively this time, when he declared that no country can “diminish” the importance of the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of the Philippines against China.

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