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Beijing bullying in fish and film irks PH Coast Guard

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David Dizon

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Beijing is pushing its claim of sovereignty over parts of the West Philippine Sea not just in Philippine waters but in film festivals as well, a Coast Guard spokesman said Wednesday.Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Philippine Coast Guard, noted a Philippine Navy report saying a total of <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/8/49-chinese-coast-guard-navy-ships-monitored-in-west-ph-sea-in-june-1509">49 Chinese ships</a> were seen in the West Philippine Sea last month including 9 China Coast Guard (CCG) and 14 People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels in Bajo de Masinloc; 12 CCG and 2 PLAN vessels in Ayungin Shoal; and 9 CCG and 3 PLAN vessels near Pag-asa Island.He said these vessels usually claim that they are exercising their rights to freedom of navigation.“Nakakaasar lang minsan pag nagtagpo ang Philippine and Chinese Coast Guard, sinasabi na may sovereignty sila sa lugar,” he said, noting these Chinese vessels are in the Philippines&#x27; exclusive economic zone.Even worse, he said the Chinese consulate in New Zealand also asked for the r<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/4/chinese-consulate-wants-pinoy-documentary-food-delivery-removed-from-nz-screenings-report-2037">emoval of a Filipino documentary</a> on the West Philippine Sea from future screenings of the prestigious Doc Edge Festival.Tarriela said the documentary “Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea&quot; by director Baby Ruth Villarama was supposed to be screened at a festival last March before it was pulled from the lineup.“We need to ask the organizer. Para sa akin, ang New Zealand pine-pressure but then they decided to screen the documentary samantalang tayo we just choose to be silent about it,” he said.China claims nearly all of the South China Sea via a nine-dash line map that overlaps with the exclusive waters of the Philippines and neighbors like Vietnam and Malaysia.

Beijing is pushing its claim of sovereignty over parts of the West Philippine Sea not just in Philippine waters but in film festivals as well, a Coast Guard spokesman said Wednesday.

Beijing is pushing its claim of sovereignty over parts of the West Philippine Sea not just in Philippine waters but in film festivals as well, a Coast Guard spokesman said Wednesday.

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Beijing bullying in sea and film irks PH Coast Guard

David Dizon,

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Published Jul 09, 2025 11:11 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 09, 2025 11:24 AM PHT

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