Congressmen past and present, and from both sides of the political fence have condemned a Chinese media outlet 's "racist and dehumanizing" depiction of Filipinos as monkeys. The House "Young Guns" blocwhich is part of the majority--released on Friday, July 17 a joint statement to denounce the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has formally protested China Daily’s publication of videos and editorial cartoons depicting Filipinos in a racist manner, demanding the immediate removal of the materials and calling the content inconsistent with the mutual respect expected between states....
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...
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...
BACOLOD CITY – Marine biologist Dr. Kent Carpenter was one of two expert witnesses presented by the Philippines during in the 2016 Arbitral Award. The University of the Philippines (UP) Marine Science Institute (MSI), in a Facebook post, said Carpenter was a pivotal scientific advisor to the...
CEBU CITY – The ongoing diplomatic dispute centering on maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea between the Philippines and China has spilled into the confines of the Cebu City Hall. Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña called out his close ally, Mayor Nestor Archival, for not attending the City...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, July 14, commended the Manila Police District (MPD) for its “disciplined and restrained” handling of a protest in the capital city, marking the 10th anniversary of the 2016 arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The rally along Kalaw...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Coast Guard Station here on Sunday joined the “Tunog ng Karagatan,” a nationwide ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. The event was marked through the simultaneous blowing of ships’ horns at the Port of Zamboanga. The...
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...
BAGUIO CITY – This city has declared July 12 as West Philippine Sea (WPS) Awareness Day to boost public awareness of the country’s rights to the vital waterway. Mayor Benjamin Magalong signed Resolution No. 546, Series of 2026, approved by the City Council commemorating the anniversary of 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...
