Barred from entering ‘Kalburo’ Shoal, Zambales fishers’ catch dwindling
How can you convince them that Scarborough Shoal is ours when they have been shooed away even before they could get near its entrance?
Tag Archives: West Philippine Sea
On board the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal: A journalist’s first-hand account
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.
Bagong ‘10-dash’ map ng China, hahayaan na lang ba?
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.
Bakit inaangkin ng China ang South China Sea?
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Chinese 10-dash line map does NOT cover entire PH
Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that the new 10-dash line map of China has included the entire Philippines as part of its territory.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO PH-Iran military alliance
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PH Navy did NOT fire at Chinese ships in Scarborough
A video used an altered photo to claim that the Philippine Navy had fired warning shots at Chinese vessels in Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 9.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Russian warships entered PH, Taiwan MISLEADS
A Facebook video misled netizens into thinking that Russian warships recently entered the territories of the Philippines and Taiwan.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT expel Chinese ambassador from PH
A YouTube channel falsely claimed that President Bongbong Marcos expelled Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian following the Aug. 5 water cannon incident in the West Philippine Sea.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video carries FALSE claim about F-35 flying near Chinese vessel in WPS
A U.S. fighter jet did not fly by a Chinese vessel that fired a water cannon at two Philippine Coast Guard vessels in the West Philippine Sea.
