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.
Tag Archives: West Philippine Sea
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts DFA, NTF-WPS on Ayungin Shoal
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. contradicted the assertions of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea that the 2016 arbitral court decision had declared the area as part of the Philippine exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinontra ang DFA, NTF-WPS sa Ayungin Shoal
Ang Ayungin Shoal ay isang low-tide elevation na hindi maaaring angkinin o maging paksa ng isang sovereignty claim sa ilalim ng international law. Malinaw na nakasaad sa final at binding award sa South China Sea arbitration noong Hulyo 12, 2016 na ang Ayungin Shoal ay "nasa loob ng exclusive economic zone at continental shelf ng Pilipinas" kung saan ang Pilipinas ay may sovereign rights at hurisdiksyon, sinabi ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa isang pahayag, na sinang-ayunan ng National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ang DFA Usec ay gumawa ng maling pahayag tungkol sa desisyon ng SC sa South China Sea exploration deal
Sinabi ni retired associate justice Antonio Carpio na mayroong “malaking pagkakaiba" sa pagitan ng pambansang teritoryo at ng EEZ. "Ang isang estado ay may sovereignty sa kanyang pambansang teritoryo ngunit mayroon lamang mga sovereign right sa kanyang EEZ," paliwanag niya.
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: Video does NOT show PCG chasing Vietnamese boat in Palawan
A video posted on YouTube used an old clip and claimed to show the Philippine Coast Guard driving away a Vietnamese fishing vessel in Palawan. This is false.
