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[Isabella Anderson @IsabellaAn67]

Filipino Authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat near Scarborough Shoal with over 500 critically endangered sea turtles illegally poached by Chinese fishermen.

Meanwhile, China says it plans to build a Marine Nature Reserve at Scarborough Shoal.

What a hypocrite China is!

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇨🇳🇵🇭China just ran live fire drills east of the Philippines, on the Pacific side of Luzon.

Why this matters?

Because that puts it beyond the usual South China Sea flashpoints, a sign China is pushing further out and expanding its reach across the region.

[David Walpiri @DWalpiri]

See how destructive China is in South China Sea!

Video shows crushed corals and a discoloured seabed at Escoda Shoal after dozens of Chinese maritime militia vessels swarmed the area and fished destructively.

China shows no respect for Philippine sovereignty & the environment.

[Nguyen Ho @NguyenHo1096438]

PCG found heaps of crushed coral at Sabina Shoal—another scar in the South China Sea.

China has buried 4,600+ acres of reefs for “artificial islands” and wrecked 16,353 more harvesting giant clams.

And we believe China can spearhead environmental conservation? @mrbcyber

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

Sa isyu ng pag-eespiya ng mga Tsino, nilalabanan natin ang isang 21st century threat gamit ang mga 20th century tools #AnimatED #Editorial

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

WEST PHILIPPINE SEA LABELED ON OFFICIAL MAPS SINCE 2012

The government's mapping agency pushed back on Wednesday, February 18, against claims that the West Philippine Sea lacks coordinates and does not exist on Philippine maps.

In a statement, the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) clarified that the area has been consistently labeled across all its official maps since 2012 and that its maritime boundary does not require a simple list of coordinates to be legally defined.

Read: https://t.co/YosaCyN1Pj

[Leila de Lima @manayleila]

Funny how the Chinese Embassy spokesperson is enjoying not only freedom of speech in a country hosting him as a guest, even when he cannot practice that same freedom in his own country controlled by a one-party dictatorship. In fact, he is in a better footing than Filipinos themselves for which that freedom is guaranteed by the Philippine Constitution. By being our diplomatic guest, he is immune from libel, unlike the ordinary Filipino who can be sued for the abuse of freedom of speech. This is the travesty confronting us right now in the face of the belligerent "wolf warriors" – so called – nesting inside the Chinese Embassy who attack our officials the same way their ship-borne counterparts attack Filipinos in our own EEZ. This already constitutes an abuse not only of our constitutional freedoms but of the diplomatic immunity we honor them with as our guests. May I remind them that there is a limit to their abuse of immunity, because reminding them of the limits of free speech is useless, free speech being alien to them as China was never a democracy in any meaningful sense in its long history. This is the problem with individuals raised without democracy but under party dictators.

It seems they really think we are a province of China, and that they are the provincial party leaders enforcing communist laws. To the officials of the Chinese Embassy: You are NOT in China. This is the Philippines. Here, we kick dictators out, not worship them.

[Winston Sterzel @serpentza]

I’ve been trying to raise aware about this for years, living in China for 14 years and witnessing first hand the lack of restraint and lack of regard for the ecology of our oceans is sickening. Why is there no international push back against this?

[JeddieBear @Budviola]

Nakaka gigil ang lisp 🥰🥰🥰

[JeddieBear @Budviola]

@Yuxuan_CN @IsabellaAn67 Long since been debunked by UNQLOS. It's not yours

[JeddieBear @Budviola]

6k per week ang baon tapos wala natitipid? Grabeng unfair ng world. 😭😭😭

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

I have always wondered why we Filipinos rally so passionately around our victories in beauty pageants and international sports—cheering as one nation, claiming every crown or medal as a shared triumph that fills us with collective pride.

Yet when it comes to the issue of the West Philippine Sea, a vital part of our maritime jurisdiction and livelihood, some of our own countrymen feel detached, insisting it’s distant from their lives or unrelated to what we are truly fighting for.

This contrast is striking: we unite effortlessly for moments of glory and celebration, but struggle to muster the same shared ownership when defending something foundational to our nation's rights, resources, and future. 🇵🇭

[Nguyen Thi hong @NguyenThih36]

In 2022, China made an absurd record for the longest continuous illegal presence in Japan's territorial waters of the #SenkakuIslands.

Yes, straight for 72 hours & 45 minutes, Chinese vessels managed to unlawfully navigate in Japanese waters despite multiple warnings from the Japan Coast Guard.

This is a clear disregard for Japan's territorial integrity & a serious threat to regional peace. @YoichiroSato2 @rutasosabu @Joel_P_Atkinson @shetlerjones

[Chel Diokno @ChelDiokno]

BINABASTOS NG MGA CHINESE OFFICIAL ANG ATING MGA OPISYAL. WALA SILANG KARAPATANG MAGHASIK NG YABANG SA ATING BAYAN.

The Chinese Embassy’s attacks on our officials—particularly Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Congresswoman Leila de Lima, Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela, and the National Maritime Council—constitute a clear violation of Article 41 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

Article 41 explicitly requires diplomats to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving State and, most importantly, to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs.

We call on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to put an immediate stop to this impunity. Hindi natin dapat pahintulutan ang Chinese Embassy at ang bago nitong ambassador na bastusin ang Pilipinas at ang ating mga opisyal sa sarili nating teritoryo na pilit nilang inaangkin.

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

The Chinese Embassy's statement demanding clarification from the Philippine government on whether my statements represent official policy—and why I have not been "held accountable"—is not only a clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations but also an attempt to deflect from the core issue: China's repeated aggressive and illegal actions in the West Philippine Sea.

Article 41(1) of the Vienna Convention explicitly states that diplomatic missions must not interfere in the internal affairs of the host state. By pressuring our own government over my personal and professional expressions as the PCG spox on the WPS, the Chinese Embassy is engaging in precisely the interference it is obliged to avoid. This is not legitimate diplomacy; it is an effort to intimidate and suppress truthful reporting on matters of Philippine sovereignty.

Moreover, the Embassy's call for the Philippine side to "provide clarification and an explanation" should be redirected where it truly belongs. The Philippines—and the international community—deserves clear explanations from China regarding the well-documented incidents that we have consistently reported:

- The dangerous maneuvers, intentional ramming, and water cannon attacks by Chinese vessels against PCG and BFAR vessels;
- The illegal blocking and harassment of Filipino fishermen in our own exclusive economic zone;
- The deployment of hundreds of Chinese maritime militia vessels and the construction of artificial islands in violation of the 2016 Arbitral Award, which definitively invalidated China's expansive claims.

These are not "smears" or "slanders." These are factual accounts backed by video evidence, photographs, official Philippine Coast Guard reports, and third-party observations—including satellite imagery and statements from other nations. My role as Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea is to transparently communicate these realities to the Filipino people and the world, in full alignment with our government's commitment to rules-based order and international law.

If the Chinese Embassy objects to images or expressions that highlight these violations—often through legitimate public discourse or even satire—it only underscores discomfort with the truth being exposed. The Philippine government has no obligation to "discipline" me for accurately reporting violations occurring in Philippine waters. On the contrary, the Philippines has every right—and responsibility—to explain and defend the factual basis of these incidents, precisely because they demonstrate China's disregard for UNCLOS, the 2016 Arbitral Ruling, and peaceful coexistence.

China speaks of choosing "peace over conflict" and "dialogue over confrontation." True dialogue begins with accountability for one's actions, respect for sovereignty, and cessation of interference in another nation's affairs. The Filipino people remain resolute: we will continue to document, report, and assert our socereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea—peacefully, factually, and without fear.

[Winston Sterzel @serpentza]

The amount of kidnapped and missing children in China is staggering, yet whenever I try to raise awareness I get attacked by Chinese nationalists. Why do they hate the Children of China so much that they'd try to silence people raising awareness of their plight? Is pride more important than the lives of Chinese children?

[David Walpiri @DWalpiri]

Wow, China is really committed to fostering peace, friendship & cooperation in South China Sea.

Just look at them demonstrating friendship by bumping into a Philippine ship. China swears it just wanted to play bumper cars with Philippine ships, not to ram!

Peak friendship!

[Nguyen Thi hong @NguyenThih36]

China = Pirates!

China illegally intrudes into our EEZ, stealing our natural resources, damaging corals & harming marine life using barbaric methods like cyanide & electrofishing.

China has no right to turn our lawful waters into dumping grounds.

We must not tolerate this rubbish.

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

Thank you China Embassy for admitting the Philippines does have a rightful claim. Yes we do. No, you do not.

Why? The legal claim of the Philippines has been upheld by the International Tribunal in Hague. Your bogus claim, rejected by the Tribunal, is based solely on your government’s say so.

Might doesn’t make China right.

[BRP Sierra Madre @BRPSierraMadre]

CHINA’S ‘RESCUE’ SCRIPT: HOW THE EMBASSY TRIES TO REBRAND ILLEGAL PRESENCE AS ‘HELP’

We can value any life-saving act—without letting China rebrand a PLA Navy presence as legitimacy.

China’s Embassy pushed a “swift humanitarian assistance” story, but PCG clarified the timeline, lack of prior notice, and PH EEZ context.

Don’t share the emotional hook—share the verified facts.

#WestPhilippineSea #WPS #PCG #GuardiansOfSovereignty #EvidenceSpeaks #SovereigntyDefended #FactsFirst #MaritimeTruth