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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784211345946china (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>A screenshot of the China Daily video depicting the Philippines as a &quot;monkey&quot;.</div>MANILA - Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has denounced an AI-animated video released by China Daily depicting the Philippines as a &quot;ragged monkey.&quot;China Daily, a state-controlled media company, showed the monkey with the trademark Philippine salakot being controlled by the United States and Japan to push the arbitration case decision in the South China Sea.The monkey was later shown being &quot;water cannoned&quot; by the China coast guard.Teodoro said the online post reveals what the &quot;Chinese communist apparatus thinks of the Filipino people.&quot;  &quot;This mockery of the lawful 2016 Arbitral Award and the video’s glorification of violence against the Filipino people and soldiers expose the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of China’s propaganda machine,&quot; Teodoro said in a statement.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/14/afp-warns-china-s-silence-on-batanes-claim-may-become-official-party-stance-1650">AFP warns China’s silence on Batanes claim may become official party stance</a></div>&quot;Such contemptible propaganda is a disgrace to any State that claims to exercise responsible regional leadership. It reveals the weakness of a government that resorts to racism, threats, and manufactured hatred because it has utterly failed to defend its ridiculous claims through reason, evidence, or law.&quot;The video, said Teodoro, revealed China&#x27;s &quot;insecurities.&quot;&quot;This latest act of dehumanization further reveals them as neither a secure and confident actor nor a trustworthy neighbor,&quot; he said.Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, said the video reeked of irony, considering China&#x27;s violent reaction when depicted in caricatures in the Philippines.&quot;Isang caricature lang ay iniyakan na nila — nag-file pa ng diplomatic protest dahil binastos ko raw ang kanilang lider. Ngunit dito, sa video na ito na mahigit isang minuto, ang binabastos at minamaliit ay ang ating pagka-PILIPINO mismo!&quot; he said in a separate statement.&quot;Hindi ba’t nakakagalit na ang mismong bansang gumigipit sa ating mga karapatan sa West Philippine Sea ang siya pang may lakas ng loob na gumawa ng video na naglalarawan sa mga Pilipino bilang mga unggoy na basta na lamang sumusunod sa Japan at Estados Unidos?&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/11/filipino-fishermen-see-no-victory-a-decade-after-landmark-south-china-sea-ruling-0758">Filipino fishermen see no victory, a decade after landmark South China Sea ruling</a></div>Tarriela also asked if the lawmakers who sided with China in the caricature issue will stand up for the Philippines regarding the controversial video.&quot;Naaalala ko tuloy ang ilang senador na nagsabing kailangan ko raw humingi ng tawad sa China. Ngayon kaya, sasabihin din ba nilang ang China naman ang dapat humingi ng tawad — dahil tayong mga Pilipino mismo ang binababoy ng video na ito?&quot; he said. &quot;Mga kababayang Pilipino hindi po tayo UNGGOY, at huwag tayong pumayag na gawing UNGGOY! Ang mga hayop lamang ang mga nakakagawa ng ganitong pagturing sa kapwa tao at mas masahol pa sa hayop ang hindi marunong sumunod sa international law!&quot;

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has denounced an AI-animated video released by China Daily depicting the Philippines as a "ragged monkey."

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has denounced an AI-animated video released by China Daily depicting the Philippines as a "ragged monkey."

Racist Chinese state media video depicting the Philippines as a 'monkey' draws outrage

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Racist Chinese state media video depicting the Philippines as a 'monkey' draws outrage

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 16, 2026 10:23 PM PHT

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