FACT CHECK: Video of Chinese ship visiting Manila MISLEADS as recent
A misleading FB reel claims that a China Coast Guard ship has recently arrived in the Philippines for a goodwill visit.
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Atin Ito’s foray to Scarborough Shoal: A quest for the Filipino’s ‘Theory of Victory’
There is only ONE word to describe what is in the mind of a major power that amasses a fleet of 44 military vessels to play goalkeeper in a small atoll against a squadron of wooden fishing boats manned by civilians- FEAR
Meals of fresh fish and a stunning sunset in Atin Ito mission to Bajo de Masinloc
We had a glimpse of the richness of the sea when our fishermen-companions cast their net and came up with a substantial catch.
Atin Ito convoy reaches fishermen near Bajo de Masinloc under watchful eye of China’s Coast Guard
The determination of Filipinos to assert their rights over Bajo de Masinloc, popularly known as Scarborough Shoal despite the presence of several Chinese vessels including that of Chinese Coast Guard.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO ‘destruction’ of Chinese coast guard ships, photos are FAKE
A video showed three edited photos to falsely claim that a Chinese ship was recently destroyed by an unidentified weapon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts DFA, NTF-WPS on Ayungin Shoal
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. contradicted the assertions of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea that the 2016 arbitral court decision had declared the area as part of the Philippine exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinontra ang DFA, NTF-WPS sa Ayungin Shoal
Ang Ayungin Shoal ay isang low-tide elevation na hindi maaaring angkinin o maging paksa ng isang sovereignty claim sa ilalim ng international law. Malinaw na nakasaad sa final at binding award sa South China Sea arbitration noong Hulyo 12, 2016 na ang Ayungin Shoal ay "nasa loob ng exclusive economic zone at continental shelf ng Pilipinas" kung saan ang Pilipinas ay may sovereign rights at hurisdiksyon, sinabi ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa isang pahayag, na sinang-ayunan ng National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China’s foreign ministry spokesman falsely claims Ayungin Shoal is part of China
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.
