Jan 16, 2025 | In the trenches, Opinion, West Philippine Sea
China is attempting to create a buffer zone in the South China Sea, militarizing artificial islands to keep away the US and its allies from patrolling the strategic waterway where about $3 trillion worth of annual trade passes.
Jul 25, 2024 | In the trenches, Opinion, West Philippine Sea
The Philippines should not be a party to these experiments of deadly pathogens.
May 21, 2024 | Fact Checked by PressOnePH, West Philippine Sea
A YouTube channel made the false claim that the Philippines was bombed by China due to tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
Nov 17, 2023 | Fact Checked by PressOnePH
A YouTube video uploaded by a channel named “Melvs Castle” falsely claimed that the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) had threatened to bomb China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels.
Aug 8, 2023 | In the trenches, Opinion
Using water cannons against smaller fishing boats is not new. China has been using water cannons against weaker Southeast Asian states.