West PH Sea: Tarriela hits back at Padilla anew over caricature issue

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela has again hit back at Senator Robin Padilla, saying the lawmaker continues to use the caricature issue as a “convenient” excuse for China following a Chinese media outlet’s mockery of the landmark arbitral ruling. Tarriela made the statement after Padilla published a series of Facebook posts claiming that the Coast Guard official “drew first blood,” which “escalated into wartime propaganda.” In a separate post, Tarriela responded that the government’s transparency initiatives in the West Philippine Sea are not equivalent to wartime propaganda but […]...

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