The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday requested Filipinos lively on social media to fight pretend news concerning the West Philippine Sea subject.
“Kaya ang bawat Pilipino ngayon, kung sakali, I am calling out all Filipino na mahilig mag-Facebook, mahilig gumamit ng social media, kung makakakita kayo ng fake news na lumalabas sa feed niyo, at least care to comment, share the right information,” PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela stated on the Saturday News Forum held in Quezon City.
(That is why I’m urging each Filipino, if attainable, I’m calling out all Filipinos who use Facebook, use social media, that in the event you see pretend news in your feed, at the least care to remark, share the appropriate data.)
“This is the only way na maka-counter natin itong mga (that we can counter these) fake news peddlers na ito,” he added.
“Huwag nating hayaan na mag-proliferate ito. Otherwise sa laban natin sa West Philippine Sea, matatalo tayo,” Tarriela stated.
(Let us not permit this to proliferate. Otherwise, in our battle for the West Philippine Sea, we’ll lose.)
In a tweet, the PCG spokesperson stated if the pretend news usually are not countered, false narratives that serve China’s pursuits will probably be efficiently disseminated.
“Not countering the spread of lies online risks allowing propaganda operatives and pretend experts in the country to successfully disseminate false narratives that serve only PRC interests. If need be, expose these ‘fake news’ purveyors so the public may know,” Tarriela stated.
“Regardless of your politics – whether you support President Marcos, the Dutertes, or Leni Robredo, ang laban sa WPS ay laban ng lahat ng Pilipino!” he added.
More vessels
Meanwhile, the PCG stands prepared ought to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) request for extra vessels that may escort boats for resupply missions to BRP Sierra Madre on the Ayungin Shoal, following China’s water cannon blasting incident final week, Tarriela stated in the identical news discussion board.
Last weekend, the China Coast Guard (CCG) used water cannons towards PCG vessels going to Ayungin Shoal for a resupply mission on the BRP Sierra Madre.
Beijing claimed that the Philippine ships intruded into the Ayungin Shoal, which it stated is a part of its territory, and violated China’s legal guidelines in the course of the conduct of the resupply mission.
The Ayungin Shoal, nevertheless, is a part of the Kalayaan Island Group, which is an integral a part of the Philippines, in addition to the Philippines’ unique financial zone and continental shelf, over which the Philippines has sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction.
In 2016, the Philippines scored victory in a landmark ruling by a global tribunal that invalidated China’s huge claims to just about everything of the South China Sea, together with the West Philippine Sea, or the waters throughout the Philippines’ unique financial zone.
China has refused to acknowledge the ruling, and has made repeated incursions into territories within the sea in addition to carried out reclamation actions within the space. —KG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
