A Chinese fishing vessel ignored a stop order off the coast of Nagasaki and attempted to flee.
The Chinese captain was arrested.
That’s exactly how it should be.
China keeps acting recklessly because they assume they won’t be arrested.
This behavior must be stopped immediately with strict enforcement.
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#Nagasaki
#MaritimeSecurity
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#LawEnforcement
#RuleOfLaw
#NationalSovereignty
Para raw kay President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, hindi na kataka-taka ang pagtuligsa ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa foreign policy ng bansa dahil siya at ang pamilya nito ay “pro-China.”
“The President said, we expect that from the Dutertes because they are pro-China. At ang Pangulo po ay pro-Philippines,” saad ni Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro sa press briefing nitong Martes, June 24, 2025.
Sa pagbisita niya sa Melbourne, Australia, binatikos ng bise presidente ang foreign policy ng administrasyong Marcos tungkol sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea at ang pagpapapasok umano ng missile mula US.
“‘Yung problema natin sa West Philippine Sea do not make up our entire relation with China. And so therefore there is no reason for you to lean towards the US... Saan mo gagamitin ang missile? Sino ang gigiyera sa Pilipinas,” ani Duterte nitong Linggo, June 22, 2025.
PANOORIN: https://t.co/RdDM0GaCWm
@AmerikanoPH @inquirerdotnet Mag-kaiba ang sitwasyon ni Trump at Duterte.
Si Rodrigo Duterte may kasong EJK na may malalakas na ebidensya laban sa kanya, at boba ang bise presidente niyang anak na wala pang makabuluhang nai-aambag sa Pilipinas kundi ang gumasta ng hindi maipaliwanag na Confidential Funds.
Iglesia ni Cristo or Iglesia ni Rodrigo Duterte 🙄
How can one claim to be a covenant of God and side with the accused in matters concerning thousands of deaths? Are they serious? 🤦🏽♀️
Is Duterte’s BLOODY War on Drugs in line with the teachings of Iglesia ni Cristo? What kind of church is that?! 🤢
Cut the influence of Iglesia ni Cristo in our political landscape!
Did you know?
Rodrigo Duterte left the Philippines drowning in debt so massive that every single Filipino—all 115 million of us—will be burdened with repayments for the next 25 to 50 years!
And that’s under a medium to aggressive payment scheme—meaning, we’ll be forced to tighten our belts just to clean up his mess. That’s the level of incompetence and recklessness he left behind!
Worse, much of this borrowed money was funneled into corruption and substandard projects—a betrayal that rubs salt into the wound of every hardworking Filipino.
BILI NA KAYO NG KAMATIS!
Returning senator Kiko Pangilinan goes to Nueva Ecija to rescue buy tomatoes and dialogue with farmers about addressing the oversupply, expanding their market, and setting up cold storage facilities for their harvests.
Pangilinan was the author of the Sagip Saka Act, and championed “policies allowing national and local governments to directly purchase produce from farmers without public bidding—cutting out exploitative middlemen and ensuring higher farmgate prices.”
For more updates on the 2025 midterm elections, visit https://t.co/NUvvdmPzrT.
para tuluyan nang ma-impeach si Sara Duterte at tuluyan na silang panagutin ay HUWAG IBOBOTO ng mga kandidatong isinusulong at allies ng mga Duterte sa Senado.
tandaan si Camille Villar at Erwin Tulfo ay di pumirma sa impeachment.
A UST Graduate School student has exposed a Chinese-linked disinformation network pushing pro-Duterte and anti-Marcos narratives on X (formerly Twitter) in an investigative report presented during a House of Representatives hearing on Tuesday.
Niceforo Balbedina III, a UST master’s in journalism student and multimedia editor of https://t.co/asMTskMGz4, discovered 107 suspicious accounts systematically publishing content supporting Vice President Sara Duterte while attacking President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The network is also pushing content against Manila’s claim on the South China Sea.
Balbedina and UST Department of Journalism Chair Felipe Salvosa II, founding editor of https://t.co/asMTskMGz4, discussed the report and other aspects of foreign influence operations (FIO) and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) during a hearing at the House of Representatives about disinformation.
“Kasagsagan ng March hanggang July, mayro’n po kaming monitor na Chinese state media na actively po na nagso-sow ng iba’t ibang at mga kuwestyonableng impormasyon tungkol sa sigalot sa West Philippine Sea,” Balbedina said.
“At ito po ‘yong latest na mayro’n po kaming nahukay na pro-China na network of X accounts na nagsususog ng anti-Philippine sentiment, habang nagpu-push ng content related po kay Vice President Sara Duterte,” he said.
Balbedina noted that the accounts often resurfaced and recycled old content, such as the “polvoron video,” a clip falsely depicting Marcos Jr. using illegal drugs.
These videos were published either during significant events, such as the signing of the Maritime Zones Law and Baselines Law, or when there was negative news about Duterte.
Salvosa said fact-checking organizations like https://t.co/asMTskMGz4 have included FIO and FIMI investigations in their work, flagging state or non-state actors seeking to influence democratic processes and values through manipulation.
Salvosa told lawmakers that fact-checkers and journalism academics have long dropped the term “fake news,” which has been politicized and misused to label opposing viewpoints.
“We want to focus on the term information disorder … which also distinguishes between disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation,” he said.
Salvosa also urged Congress to inquire into the content moderation rules of social media platforms, particularly Facebook, which has dropped its third-party fact-checking program in favor of the community notes model already being used by X.
“Instead of fact-checkers, community notes are written by users. The problem is they don’t have codes of ethics and they are anonymous,” he said.
https://t.co/asMTskMGz4 is one of six Manila-based verified signatories of the Code of Principles of the International Fact-Checking Network, a coalition of about 100 fact-checking organizations founded in 2015.
Fraudulent X accounts
Apart from attacking the president, the network of Chinese-linked accounts also shared content criticizing Washington’s involvement in the West Philippine Sea and framing Philippine efforts to assert its sovereignty as part of a US-led “proxy war.”
“‘Yong posting activity po nila ay very reactionary sa oras at sa development sa ating bansa,” Balbedina said. “Anti-Philippine sentiments po. Against West Philippine Sea efforts ng Pilipinas and against our president.”
The https://t.co/asMTskMGz4 report flagged multiple accounts showing suspicious activity, including employing artificially boosted followers from Spanish-speaking countries, which have no clear interest in the Philippines-China maritime dispute.
Balbedina also found evidence of fraudulent account creation, as many of the suspended Chinese-linked accounts used stock or artificial intelligence-generated profile photos.
“‘Yong profile pic na ginagamit ng Twitter accounts ay galing sa mga advertisements, ‘yong iba galing sa pornography, ‘yong iba galing sa stock photos at ‘yong iba AI-generated. Pinagbabawal ng Twitter ‘yong ganitong practice sa kanilang website. So we think this is one of the reasons why they banned these accounts,” he said.
Only 24 out of the 107 identified accounts have been permanently removed so far. Balbedina said several pro-China disinformation networks remain active by bypassing platform restrictions of X, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
The investigative report was developed with the help of UST data journalism instructor, Nathaniel Melican.
Balbedina is part of the Varsitarian’s graduate scholarship program.
Only three of the more than 40 invited online personalities attended the “tri-committee” hearing called by the House committees on public order and safety, public information, and information and communications technology.
The hearing sought to explore possible content regulation rules that can be implemented on social media.
https://t.co/BTPkeyjYQD
@laiteranidaddy "hindi dumadaan sa akin.." in short, inuti ka dyan sa opisina mo sa OVP at DepEd!! nakakahiya ka talaga prinsesa piyokna! pumiyok kana kasi!!
@PhilstarNews i expect the president to be firm in his stance and arrest this self entitled VP for always making a drama. She wont answer on right manner and never clears her issues. Tigilan na yang babaeng yan, pasaway na manglulustay!!
@PhilstarNews How do you solve a problem like Sara? She should be working; helping those in need especially the typhoon victims & this VP opts to be a self-serving drama queen. She has never talked about govt. projects, plans to alleviate lives, etc. She only likes talking about herself.
Millions of confidential funds were merely stored in duffel bags when they were withdrawn by special disbursing officers of the Office of the Vice President and Department of Education, state-owned bank authorities said.
https://t.co/c760mVNHks
The ICC has convicted and imprisoned individuals found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
This is contrary to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that the tribunal has only made demands and has not sent anyone to prison.
https://t.co/IEiVz2uoBl
@datumx11 Attack on Duterte is not an attack on the Filipino people—it is a challenge to abusive political dynasties, systemic corruption, and unchecked Chinese aggression. Holding leaders accountable is not an act of betrayal but a step toward genuine progress and justice for the nation.
Ang ganda ng record ng OVP during the time of FVP LENI, 4 times COA highest audit rating..Binaboy at winalanghiya ni Sara aka Inday Lustay, katulad ng kanyang ama, iniwanan ni FMR Pres. P-Noy na maganda ang ekonomiya ng bansa, pero binaboy din ni Kanor.
SALOT NA MAG-AMA.😕😕
@NgPateros@milecila @AttyLeiladeLima good observation. At kapag nakinabang ang remulla, maaaring mas makikinabang ang chayna dahil close sila nito sa pogo island. 🤔