Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. condemns a social media post by Chinese state-run media China Daily that depicts Filipinos as monkeys. The video, which circulates on Facebook, uses AI-generated animation to show monkey-like Filipino figures confronting Chinese characters. Several outlets report that the post mocks the 2016 arbitral award involving the South China Sea. In his remarks, Teodoro characterizes the content as “racist propaganda” and says it reflects how Beijing views Filipinos, according to the reports.
Teodoro’s statement centers on the portrayals’ demeaning character and its apparent linkage to the South China Sea ruling. The outlets describe the video as including scenes of violence directed at the Filipino figures. While the reports focus on the defense chief’s reaction, they largely agree on the main elements of the post: that it is from China Daily, that it uses AI animation to depict Filipinos in monkey-like imagery, and that it is presented in a way that references the 2016 arbitral award.
