In a public briefing, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said this was something they expected from Beijing.
MANILA — The Department of National Defense on Wednesday said it is taking steps to counter what it called false narratives that Chinese information operators are spreading about the South China Sea dispute.
"The favorite Chinese narrative is this is all a play by the United States and we are just marionettes, puppets, or tuta ng mga Amerikano na sumusunod sa playbook nila," he added. "They are also planting disinformation in the country in order to weaken the political will and unity of this country. Kaya kailangan nagkakaisa tayo dito. Huwag tayo maniniwala sa disinformation ng China," he said.
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