Airing “Wow China,” a program being aired on state-run Radyo Pilipinas that promotes Chinese culture and history, is “clearly Chinese propaganda,” said Senator Risa Hontiveros. | DYGalvezINQ
In episodes aired on April 4, April 25, and May 9, the show included and detailed the aid that China has given to the Philippines in its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
While the PBS revealed that it has agreements with United Kingdom’s BBC and Thailand’s Sawasdee on airing news about their countries, the opposition senator pointed out that these countries are not violating the Philippines’ “sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea.”
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