FACT CHECK: Marcos muddles up question on depletion of Malampaya with Reed Bank issue
Marcos confused Reed Bank with Malampaya.
Tag Archives: South China Sea
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng foreign ministry ng China na bahagi ng China ang Ayungin Shoal HINDI TOTOO
Ang Ayungin Shoal, kilala internationally bilang Second Thomas Shoal at ng China bilang Ren'ai Reef, ay bahagi ng 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at continental shelf ng Pilipinas, ayon sa desisyon noong Hulyo 12, 2016 ng isang ad-hoc tribunal sa ilalim ng Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO China warning it will shoot down US aircraft entering South China Sea
A Filipino FB page is claiming that China will attack any U.S. aircraft that will dare to fly over the South China Sea. This is not true.
SC declares unconstitutional a joint exploration deal by PH, China and Vietnam in the South China Sea
The Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional today a 2005 agreement on joint exploration by the Philippines, China, and Vietnam of an area in the disputed South China Sea.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Biggest flip-flops of Marcos and his Cabinet in 2022
After Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assumed the presidency on June 30, inconsistencies in the statements of top government officials have prevailed and confused the public.
