Henry Bensurto: The ‘silent hero’ who fought for PH
Henry Bensurto, Jr. is the man who worked tirelessly for the Philippines' victory over China in the West Philippine Sea dispute.
Tag Archives: West Philippine Sea
FACT CHECK: Clips show U.S. military in an exercise in Poland, NOT WPS
Snippets from a military exercise in Poland were misleadingly passed off as the United States forces in the West Philippine Sea amid rising tensions with China.
PH won back 540,000 square km of WPS after 2016 arbitral ruling – Bensurto
Unlike the claim of China and former president Rodrigo Duterte, the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea is not “just a piece of paper.”
How the Philippines beat China in The Hague
The Philippines outmaneuvered China on the West Philippine Sea dispute at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague by refusing to play the Asian superpower’s game.
FACT CHECK: Video of Chinese ship visiting Manila MISLEADS as recent
A misleading FB reel claims that a China Coast Guard ship has recently arrived in the Philippines for a goodwill visit.
PH arbitral win in South China Sea ‘more than a dispute on rocks’
The biggest impact of the ruling, Bensurto reminded, is that "we were able to prove China wrong" at a sound and legal tribunal.
FACT CHECK: OLD clips of military exercises abroad passed off as operations in WPS
Yet another Facebook page uploaded old clips of foreign warships in military exercises, misleadingly claiming they are developments in the West Philippine Sea.
Team Philippines sa The Hague: Sa Manlulupig, ‘Di Pasisiil
Gugunitain ngayong Hulyo 12 ang ikawalong anibersaryo ng pagkapanalo ng Pilipinas laban sa China sa arbitral ruling sa The Hague noong 2016.
FACT CHECK: Mga picture ng pagpapadala ng America ng mga kagamitang pansundalo, sa Ukraine at HINDI sa Pilipinas
May Facebook picture na pinagmumukhang nagpadala raw ang America ng mga kagamitang pansundalo sa Pilipinas nitong June. Hindi ito totoo.
FACT CHECK: NO US attack on China in WPS
A YouTube video falsely claims that the United States has attacked China in the West Philippine, supposedly as a prelude to World War 3.
