FOCAP condemns Chinese embassy's claims on 'manipulated' WPS videos

The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) strongly rejected and condemned yesterday China’s “false and baseless” claims that journalists manipulate videos they recorded in the South China Sea to present the Philippines as a victim.

- PIA LEE-BRAGO

“In line with this, the association strongly rejects and condemns the false, baseless claims by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying and the Chinese embassy in Manila that journalists ‘manipulate the videos they recorded’ in South China Sea to ‘project the Philippines a victim’,” FOCAP said in a statement.

“FOCAP takes deep offense at the insinuation that the press is a ‘troublemaker’ and in cahoots with the government to forward a political agenda,” the association said.