![]() You may also report through our Viber fact check chatbot. Keep us aware of suspicious Facebook pages, groups, accounts, websites, articles, or photos in your network by contacting us at You may also report dubious claims to #FactsFirstPH tipline by messaging Rappler on Facebook or Newsbreak via Twitter direct message. FACT CHECK: PH did not attack Chinese warship in West Philippine Sea.FACT CHECK: Germany didn’t give weapons to PH to defend the West Philippine Sea.FACT CHECK: No US warship deployed to confront Chinese vessel in West Philippine Sea.FACT CHECK: Video does not show PH ships sent to the West Philippine Sea.JS Wakataka was not part of the said port visit.įalse claims: Rappler has previously fact-checked false claims related to the West Philippine Sea and military activities, including some from the same YouTube channel: The last time a JMSDF ship was in the Philippines was in March, when JS Shimakaze and JS Asagiri of the JMSDF Training Squadron made a port visit to Davao City, according to a news release from the embassy of Japan. Neither JS Wakataka nor the JMSDF was part of the exercise. Japan sent its Akitsushima (PLH-32) patrol vessel for the maritime exercise held off Mariveles, Bataan. The most recent instance of a Japanese ship being sent to the Philippines was during the Trilateral Maritime Exercise conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard with the United States Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard last month. ![]() ![]() There are no official news reports from the embassy of Japan in the Philippines, the Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Coast Guard that said Japan sent the JS Wakataka to the Philippines. Using advanced Google search, Rappler found a United States Naval Institute news report showing that the ship in the video is the JMSDF fast attack craft JS Wakataka (PG-825). Japanese ship: The ship featured in the video has the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) flag hoisted at its stern or back end. The bottomline: There are no official announcements from the Japanese government confirming the deployment of a warship in the West Philippine Sea. ![]()
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