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Tag: west philippine sea

  • Senate budget hearing
    Categories Commentary

    Reclaiming congressional power of the purse

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  Oct 02, 2023 11:30 AM

    During a committee hearing on the OVP’s budget on Sept. 6, Angara uttered: “Does Congress still have the power of the purse? I’m not so sure. Anyway, that’s a separate debate.”

    budget, Confidential and Intelligence Funds, Congress, west philippine sea

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO ‘destruction’ of Chinese coast guard ships, photos are FAKE

    By VERA FILES  |  Sep 29, 2023 1:07 PM

    The erroneous claim appeared two days after China sailed one of its aircraft carriers into the Western Pacific Ocean for a naval drill.

    China Coast Guard, west philippine sea

  • Fishing boats in Masinloc
    Categories Commentary

    Barred from entering ‘Kalburo’ Shoal, Zambales fishers’ catch dwindling

    By Tita C Valderama  |  Sep 25, 2023 11:30 AM

    How can you convince them that Scarborough Shoal is ours when they have been shooed away even before they could get near its entrance?

    Filipino fishermen, Masinloc, Scarborough shoal, west philippine sea

  • Categories Editor's Pick News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    On board the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal: A journalist’s first-hand account

    By Charmaine Deogracias  |  Sep 24, 2023 8:11 PM

    True to a Biblical reference on the wise man who built his house on a rock, BRP Sierra Madre stands defiantly on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even as one of Asia Pacific’s top military superpowers has been trying to have it removed for almost 30 years now.

    Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, west philippine sea

  • WhatTheFPodcast S2 EP18: Bagong mapa ng China, pababayaan lang ba?
    Categories Editor's Pick Podcast

    Bagong ‘10-dash’ map ng China, hahayaan na lang ba?

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 14, 2023 11:18 AM

    Matapos maglabas ng bagong “10-dash line” map ang China, ano ang pwedeng gawin ng Pilipinas para tablahin ang pang-aangkin nito sa halos buong South China Sea? Pakinggan ang mga suhestiyon ni Dr. Chester Cabalza, dito sa episode ng #WhatTheFPodcast.

    10-dash line map, benham rise, China, Philippines, South China Sea, standard map, west philippine sea

  • WhatTheFPodcast S2 EP17: Bakit inaangkin ng China ang South China Sea?
    Categories Editor's Pick Podcast

    Bakit inaangkin ng China ang South China Sea?

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 13, 2023 2:48 PM

    Umani ng kaliwa’t kanang batikos ang China matapos itong maglabas ng bagong “standard map” noong Aug. 28. Dito sa episode ng What The F?! Podcast, pakinggan ang paliwanag ni Dr. Chester Cabalza, isang security analyst, kung ano ang intensyon ng China sa pagpapalabas ng bagong mapa.

    10-dash line map, China, South China Sea, standard map, west philippine sea

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Chinese 10-dash line map does NOT cover entire PH 

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 12, 2023 4:20 PM

    Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that the new 10-dash line map of China has included the entire Philippines as part of its territory. This is not true. The new map covered only parts of the country’s maritime zones. First uploaded on Aug. 31, three days after the Chinese Ministry of Natural resources released the map, […]

    10 dash line, China, west philippine sea

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO PH-Iran military alliance

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 07, 2023 10:52 PM

    A video circulating on Facebook and YouTube claims that the Philippines and Iran have formed a military alliance against China. No such pact was forged. Iran’s new ambassador just made the customary courtesy call on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last month. Uploaded on Aug. 23, or six days after the Iranian envoy met with the […]

    China, Iran, west philippine sea

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH Navy did NOT fire at Chinese ships in Scarborough

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 23, 2023 3:01 PM

    A video posted on YouTube and Facebook (FB) used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy had fired warning shots at Chinese vessels in Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 9. No such incident took place.  The original photo was taken from a report about a failed missile launch during a 2015 U.S. Navy drill.  […]

    Philippine Navy, west philippine sea

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Russian warships entered PH, Taiwan MISLEADS

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 23, 2023 10:31 AM

    A Facebook (FB) video misled netizens into thinking that Russian warships recently entered the territories of the Philippines and Taiwan. The Russian frigates just passed through the Philippine Sea that is considered part of international waters. The incident took place two months ago. In a video posted on Aug. 11 by FB page Maharlika Tv, […]

    Russia, west philippine sea

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