In his remarks at the Philippine Military Academy, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesperson ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ warned future military leaders that disinformation is increasingly shaping public understanding of the West Philippine Sea, stressing the need for cadets to distinguish facts from politically driven narratives.
According to RADM Tarriela, ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ’๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ is a ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ, while warning that ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ of the maritime dispute and ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ญ-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ to ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
Source: Philippine Military Academy Engagement