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On July 16, 2026, the Philippine government issued a statement strongly condemning an AI animation published by Chinese official media China Daily that depicted Filipinos as monkeys, accusing the video of being filled with racist and dehumanizing propaganda and demanding its removal.

The Philippine government held a commemorative event in Manila to mark the 10th anniversary of the ruling handed down by the arbitral tribunal in The Hague on the South China Sea issue ten years ago, emphasizing the ruling's legally binding force.