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Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela has confirmed to congressmen that China’s absurd claim on Palawan in the Philippines is “a new kind of propaganda”.
Tarriela, PCG’s spokesman for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was among the resource persons invited to the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing Friday, March 21 that delved on the spread of fake news online.
Regarding Beijing’s claim on Palawan, 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez said that, unfortunately, many people believe the “blatantly false claims”.
He pointed out that online content claiming Palawan was “beyond our territory” was “consciously created” with…