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[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

Let me set the record straight!

Ayungin Shoal is not “Ren’ai Jiao,” and it is not China’s to claim. In its 12 July 2016 Award, the Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of UNCLOS ruled that Ayungin is a low-tide elevation lying within 200 nautical miles of Palawan — part of the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Philippines. Under Article 13 and settled international law, a low-tide elevation is incapable of appropriation by any State. There is no sovereignty there for China to “safeguard!”

BRP Sierra Madre is an active commissioned vessel of the Philippine Navy stationed on our own continental shelf. Sustaining the Filipino sailors aboard her is neither provocative nor unlawful. It is the exercise of sovereign rights the Tribunal already affirmed as ours.

But if Beijing is genuinely troubled by permanent structures built on features that do not belong to it, then let us talk about Panganiban Reef/Mischief Reef.

The very same Tribunal found Panganiban Reef to be a low-tide elevation within the Philippine EEZ and continental shelf. It ruled that China’s artificial island-building there violated Articles 60 and 80 of UNCLOS, breached our sovereign rights, caused severe harm to the marine environment contrary to Articles 192 and 194, and aggravated the dispute while the case was still being heard.

So the demand runs the other way. It is China that should dismantle and vacate its illegally reclaimed artificial island at Panganiban Reef — 129 nautical miles from Palawan, and more than 600 nautical miles from Hainan.

One last thing. We were told these facilities were meant to shelter fishermen, to support search and rescue, to provide weather services and public goods.

Ten years on: a 3-kilometer runway, hangars, radar domes, and missile shelters.

So, Foreign Minister Wang Yi — where exactly is the fishermen’s shelter?

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

WATCH: EJ Obiena cleared 5.90m, his second highest clearance of the season, at the Weltklasse meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.

With the result, the Filipino Olympic pole vaulter has qualified for the World Championship. (🎥: EJ Obiena) | via @PaigeJavier

[Arun Pudur @arunpudur]

⚡SHOCKING - Days before the China Occupied Tibet and Nepal Floods, vlogger shares massive hydro projecrs that China was working on Nepal side.

Non stop blasts, lack of safety and complete disregard for environment norms.

China built 100s of dams in same way in occupied Tibet.

[iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019]

'WE ARE ONLY GETTING STARTED. LET US SHOW THEM HOW IT IS DONE.' 🌸

Former Vice President and Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo delivered her first State of the City Address on Tuesday, August 18.

https://t.co/GMfmgxLlxx

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

Albert Ian Delos Santos wins 3 golds in Asian weightlifting https://t.co/uy9aabwBxS

[Logic&Sense @logicandsensei]

Congratulations! Philippine pride!!

[tlrsmb @tlrsmb01]

@7evenReels Wondering why they never made a sequel

[MEOWLY ୨୧ @luck4meow]

You are not broke.

Kung napupunta yung pera mo sa pambayad ng bills, panggastos ng pamilya, pambayad ng utang, at pambili ng pagkain — ibig sabihin, nakakapag-provide ka. Nakakatayo ka sa sarili mong paa.

You are not broke, you are responsible.

Darating din yung panahon na mas makakaipon tayo. Mas giginhawa ang buhay. Sipagan at galingan lang natin palagi.

Papabor din satin ang panahon.

[tlrsmb @tlrsmb01]

@CrushMajor @MarcusA57830169 Curious lang. Bakit naka content warning: sensitive content yun mga pictures?

[News5 @News5PH]

GINALINGAN NI EJ! 🇵🇭🥇

Nagbahagi ng mga litrato si Filipino Olympian EJ Obiena matapos niyang magwagi ng ginto sa 1st International Pole Vault Meeting sa Cathedral Square sa Halberstadt, Germany.

Na-clear ng pole vaulter ang 5.76 meters sa naturang kompetisyon.

“Thank you Halberstadt for the wonderful time!! What a beautiful venue with an amazing crowd. Happy to get the 🥇 with a 5.76m,” caption niya.

📸: EJ Obiena (Instagram)

[Mubadala DC Open @mubadaladcopen]

Can’t stop, won’t stop 💪

Alex Eala takes out a defending champion for the second straight tournament!

#MubadalaDCOpen

[CNN International PR @cnnipr]

Exclusive:

Tensions have escalated between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.

@IvanCNN gained rare access on board a Philippine government ship when a Chinese vessel targeted it with a water cannon.