Chinese nationals posing as journalists violated protocol by trailing AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. and pressing for comments outside formal sessions. They captured selective footage and twisted it into a misleading narrative titled “Philippine military chief dodges questions.”
Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. clarified that no official Chinese delegation participated in the event—exposing the encounter as a deliberate disinformation effort.
The AFP and DND remain committed to truth, professionalism, and defending the Philippines against foreign propaganda.
