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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.
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.
An erroneous video on Facebook claims that the U.S. sent troops to defend Taiwan from China. This is not true.
A Facebook reel supposedly showing a rocket explosion in Puerto Princesa, Palawan has gone viral. This is false.
A video circulating online shared a warning from the NDRRMC urging caution over the launch of a Chinese rocket. This is misleading.
Indeed, China couldn’t find a more useful and impactful set of proxies than the Dutertes in its geopolitical competition with the United States in the Asia Pacific in the same way that the Americans have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
A video claiming that France recently sent 49 warships to the Philippines to counter China is false.
A video claiming that the United States bombed Chinese vessels and fishing boats in the West Philippine Sea is false. The video is a compilation of old clips.
A YouTube video claims that the Philippines bombed China's "monster ship" in the West Philippine Sea. This is not true.
Posts claiming that China declared a state of emergency following a surge of respiratory illnesses have circulated on Facebook. This is false.
