Markers of the country’s significant past relegated to insignificance
NHCP's Alvin Alcid: It’s disappointing that sometimes [the markers’] value gets forgotten.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bahagi ng EEZ ng Pilipinas ang Ayungin Shoal, taliwas sa sinasabi ng China foreign ministry spokesman
Ang Ren'ai Reef, na kilala bilang Ayungin Shoal sa Pilipinas at Second Thomas Shoal sa buong mundo, ay bahagi ng 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone at continental shelf ng Pilipinas, batay sa arbitral win ng bansa noong 2016 laban sa China.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ayungin Shoal is part of the Philippines’ EEZ, contrary to claim of China’s foreign ministry spokesman
Ayungin Shoal is part of the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, according to the July 12, 2016 arbitral ruling against China.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: FOREIGN RELATIONS
Marcos admitted that the Philippines is walking a “very fine line” in balancing foreign relations. He said the Philippines must refrain from embracing the “cold war mentality” without having to choose between global powers such as the United States, Russia and China.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Si Barbie at ang nine-dash line ng China
Sabi ng MTRCB, walang sapat na basehan para i-ban ang Barbie movie dahil hindi naman ipinakikita dito ang “nine-dash line” claim ng China.
FACT SHEET: Barbie and China’s nine-dash line
The MTRCB said, there is no sufficient basis to ban the Barbie movie because China's "nine-dash line" claim is not shown here.
Attacks on journalists continue under Marcos: 2023 DNR Philippines
The Philippine media landscape remains largely grim despite the change in the country’s leadership in mid-2022. Attacks on journalists, which escalated during the six-year presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, have not let up since Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan is NOT moving weapons to PH
A YouTube video claimed that Japan is currently transferring weapons to the Philippines, causing alarm in China. This is not true.
First ever trilateral maritime exercise
The first ever trilateral maritime exercise among the coast guard personnel of the Philippines, the United States and Japan kicked off on Thursday, June 1, ushering in cooperation for a peaceful and stable Asia Pacific.
FACT CHECK: Marcos, DOF falsely claim PH leads GDP growth forecast in Asia
The Philippines does not have the highest projected GDP growth among Asian countries. It ranks fourth in the IMF’s 30 emerging and developing economies in the region, with a projected GDP growth of 6%. Palau holds the top spot with 8.7%, followed by Maldives with 7.2%.
