‘Disingenuous propaganda lines such as this only serve to expose China’s insincerity,' says the Philippines’ top defense official

This is not the first time Teodoro criticized China’s rhetorics on the West Philippine Sea. In late August, after Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia ships harassed, blocked, and used water cannons on Philippine ships on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, Teodoro went on a tirade, warning against China’s “fake news” and “propaganda.”