FACT CHECK: 120 countries NOT supporting China’s territorial claims on WPS
A Facebook post claims that at least 120 countries back China's assertion in the West Philippine Sea while only 13 support the Philippines. This is false.
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Batanes: A decisive point in an avoidable conflict
COMMENTARY: The public should not be too alarmed of the Chinese claims over the northern part of the country. Unlike the government’s incoherent posture in the West Philippine Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has a more structured and disciplined approach to countering Chinese moves in the Batanes Group of Islands and with elements of a viable “denial strategy” in play.
FACT CHECK: CONTRARY to Chinese scholars’ claim, Batanes Islands belong to PH
Some Chinese scholars reportedly concluded during a purported symposium on June 30 that the Batanes Islands belong to China through Taiwan. This is not true, based on the local evidence and international treaties.
Teodoro marks 10th year of Arbitral Court win on Pag-asa island
PAG-ASA ISLAND — Residents of this brave, little island welcomed the visit of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and top officials from the military's Western Command Sunday to join them in celebrating the 10th anniversary of a landmark ruling that invalidated China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea.
Teodoro: Chinese scholars’ Batanes claim prelude to China’s expansion
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned that Chinese scholars’ claim of Batanes, the Philippines’ northernmost province, as part of China is a prelude to its wider maritime ambitions.
China’s hostility strengthens Japan-PH relations
In its reckless manner of bullying countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia, China has managed to make two nations become close military partners despite having been adversaries during the Second World War.
Quo Vadis Scarborough Shoal?
International opinion supporting Philippine position will not force China to give back Scarborough Shoal to the Philippines. The Philippines has to initiate that. Does the Philippines then have the will to carry out an operation to liberate Bajo de Masinloc/Scarborough Shoal from Chinese control?
The South China Sea Award at 10: Law’s victory, Power’s defiance, and the Philippines’ long game
For the Philippines, the task is not simply to remember the Award. It is to operationalise it through law, practice, diplomacy, and sustained presence. The real anniversary question is not whether Manila won in 2016, but whether it can convert that victory into enduring maritime resilience, regional leadership, and legal resistance in the face of power.That is the unfinished work of the Award.
Let the Law do the Talking
The National Maritime Council bears particular responsibility...A multi-agency approach is necessary, but convergence without leadership is fragmentation. Public messaging by maritime and security agencies must reinforce a coherent diplomatic line, not generate parallel narratives that complicate it.
FACT CHECK: US troops did NOT land in Taiwan
An erroneous video on Facebook claims that the U.S. sent troops to defend Taiwan from China. This is not true.
