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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PCG did NOT fire water cannon vs China

By VERA FILES | Sep 22, 2023 5:35 PM

A YouTube channel concocted a fake story that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) engaged in a water cannon fight with Chinese militia near Ayungin Shoal. This is not true. It also edited photos of previous maritime exercises to support its bogus claim. Posted on Sept. 19, the eight-minute and five-second video bore the headline: “PCG […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts DFA, NTF-WPS on Ayungin Shoal

By VERA Files | Aug 08, 2023 6:44 PM

By saying that the conflicting maritime claims of the Philippines and China over Ayungin Shoal is a “gray area,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. contradicted the assertions of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) that the 2016 arbitral court decision had declared the area as […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinontra ang DFA, NTF-WPS sa Ayungin Shoal

By VERA Files | Aug 08, 2023 6:44 PM

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.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Coast Guard did NOT arrest Chinese fishermen in Tawi-Tawi this July

By VERA Files | Jul 27, 2023 2:47 PM

A YouTube channel used old photos from previous Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) operations to falsely claim that they recently nabbed a Chinese crew illegally fishing in Tawi-Tawi. Posted on July 16, the eight-minute video bore the headline: “Good Job! Isang Chinese fishing vessel hinuli umano ng Coast Guard – Ilegal na nangisda sa Tawi-Tawi (A […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH NOT installing lasers on its ships

By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 7:10 PM

A YouTube video which recently gained interactions on Facebook (FB) falsely claimed that a powerful laser will be installed on Philippine ships. There is no such plan, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The YouTube channel behind the erroneous video has a record of sharing military-related disinformation. On June 17, it posted a video […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH Navy did NOT confront Chinese ships in Panatag Shoal

By VERA Files | Jul 07, 2023 5:40 PM

A video falsely claims that the Philippine Navy recently sent warships to challenge Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels at Panatag Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc. Posted on June 20 by YouTube channel Terong Explained, the video bore this title: “CHINA NAKATIKIM! PH Navy SUMUGOD SA PWESTO Ng China Coast Guard (China gets a […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video FALSELY claims PCG fired water cannon at Chinese vessel in WPS

By VERA Files | May 18, 2023 4:16 PM

A video posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB) passed off an old photo of the Japan Coast Guard firing a water cannon at a North Korean fishing vessel to claim that the incident was between the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This is not true. On […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show PCG chasing Vietnamese boat in Palawan

By VERA Files | May 17, 2023 2:59 PM

A video posted on YouTube used an old clip and claimed to show the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) driving away a Vietnamese fishing vessel in Palawan. This is false. Shown in the video were Indonesian authorities confronting a Vietnamese vessel illegally fishing in the Natuna Sea in 2020. Posted on May 9, the one-minute and […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video does NOT show China, PH ‘battle’ in Pag-asa Island

By VERA Files | Apr 17, 2023 11:36 AM

A YouTube video falsely passed off three-year-old clips of a maritime drill to claim that the China Coast Guard (CCG) fired water cannons at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to drive them out of Pag-asa Island. Posted on April 3, the two-minute video bore the headline: “CHINA VS PILIPINAS BUMANAT NA (CHINA VS PHILIPPINES ALREADY […]

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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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