VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China live-fire drill NOT RELATED to incident near Ayungin Shoal
A Facebook video is claiming that China conducted a military drill on the South China Sea in an alleged attempt to “taunt” the Philippines.
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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.
Just tiis na lang ba tayo sa dilim?
May nagbabantang energy crisis sa Pilipinas dahil sa papalapit na pagkaubos ng Malampaya gas field. Ano-ano nga ba ang pwedeng magawa ng Marcos administration para maiwasan ito?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos pinaghalo-halo ang tanong tungkol sa pagkaubos ng Malampaya sa isyu ng Reed Bank
Napagpalit ni Marcos ang (sitwasyon sa) Reed Bank sa Malampaya. Ang Reed Bank "ay kinilala ng South China Sea Arbitral Award na bahagi ng Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone," sabi ng international law expert na si Romel Bagares.
FACT CHECK: Marcos muddles up question on depletion of Malampaya with Reed Bank issue
Marcos confused Reed Bank with Malampaya.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China did NOT send 70 warplanes to show force vs PH
A video on Facebook is claiming that China has sent 70 aircraft vessels near the West Philippine Sea in response to the Philippines bolstering its territorial defense efforts. This is bogus.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: US, PH soldiers DID NOT expel Chinese ships from South China Sea
A video on Facebook is falsely claiming that thousands of American and Filipino soldiers were sent to the South China Sea to drive out Chinese ships in the area.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Indonesia did NOT blow up 60 Chinese ships
A video falsely claims that the Indonesian government sunk 60 Chinese ships that were fishing in their territory last March 29.
China -outlaws of the sea
On October 13, 1995, state parties meeting in Vienna, Austria agreed on what is known as the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons. Since it was a treaty and which by United Nations procedure meant that each country would deposit its individual country consent at the UN headquarters in New York, the new protocol entered into force on July 30, 1998. As of 2018, 109 countries have deposited their consent.
