Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said that an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video released by a Chinese state-run media organization portraying Filipinos as “stupid monkeys” clad in a Barong Tagalog justified the Philippines’ policy of avoiding...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima says that China Daily 's racist depiction of Filipinos reeks of China 's "insecurity" toward the Philippines, which refuses to get bullied over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. "The racist depiction by China Daily, a Chinese...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has strongly condemned China Daily over its publication of AI-generated videos and editorial cartoons depicting Filipinos as monkeys in connection with the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award, calling the material racist, dehumanizing, and unacceptable. In a...
The Philippines remains confident that negotiations on the long-awaited Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea are making steady progress, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China maintaining their commitment to conclude talks within the year. Department of Foreign...
The Philippines will host two of the world 's top diplomats next week as United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi join a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings in Manila expected to tackle regional security, economic...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, July 14, confirmed the persistent presence of Chinese research vessels near Batanes even as it dismissed recent claims by Chinese academics that the northernmost province of the Philippines is part of Taiwan and, by extension, China. Retired...
CEBU CITY – The Chinese consul general in Cebu called out the Cebu City Council for committing what she described as blatant provocation. China 's Consul General in Cebu, Zhang Zhen, warned of consequences after the City Council recently passed a resolution marking the West Philippine Sea...
The online furor over the alleged use of artificial intelligence in local series "Sigabo" and "Blood Vs. Duty" has so far centered on one question: Does it look convincing? Many viewers have dismissed the supposed AI-generated scenes as "cringe," while others have welcomed the technology as a fresh...
Senators on Sunday, July 12 expressed confidence that the July 12, 2016 ruling of an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which invalidated China’s so-called “nine-dash line” and affirmed the Philippines’ sovereign rights to explore, explore and manage...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has called out China 's seemingly escalating arrogance in connection with two recent developments involving the Asian giant. "China’s recent action reaches a new level of arrogance and of spreading disinformation and propaganda in...
Senator Erwin Tulfo renewed his call on Sunday, July 12 for Congress to expedite the passage of Senate Bill No. 1625 or the proposed “West Philippine Sea Education Act” to repel other nation’s claims of ownership on the country’s territories. Tulfo made the call as he again denounced the...
Malacanang 's communications arm has affrimed that the 2016 ruling of the Arbitral Tribunal in favor of the Philippines remains "final and binding." In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) upheld the ruling to commemorate its 10th anniversary. It asserted that the country...
