Two million doses of  Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the country on August 12, 2021 at 7:20pm. Photo courtesy of NTC COVID-19/File

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1719287292667covid-vaccine-sinovac-arrival-HO-993.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Two million doses of  Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the country on August 12, 2021 at 7:20pm. <em>Photo courtesy of NTC COVID-19/File</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The US Department of Defense neither confirmed nor denied allegations that it implemented a propaganda operation against Chinese COVID 19 vaccines on social media in the Philippines.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/19/imee-marcos-wants-senate-probe-into-us-propaganda-operation-vs-china-s-sinovac-846">• Imee Marcos wants Senate probe into US propaganda operation vs China&#x27;s Sinovac</a></div><p>Sen. Imee Marcos, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chair, pointed out Tuesday that was implied by the statement of Pentagon spokesperson Lisa Lawrence.</p><p>Lawrence&#x27;s statement that was discussed during the hearing read as follows:</p><div><em>&quot;The [US] Department of Defense (DoD) conducts a wide range of operations, including Operations of Information Environment (OIE), to counter adversary, malign influence DoD activities including OIE conducted outside areas of armed conflict... </em><em>As it relates to COVID-19 disinformation, China [in 2020] initiated a disinformation campaign to falsely blame the US for the spread of Covid-19.&quot;</em></div><p>Marcos sought the comments of Philippine&#x27;s Defense and Foreign Affairs department officials during the hearing.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/17/former-vaccine-czar-doubts-alleged-us-led-campaign-vs-china-1613">• PH&#x27;s ex-vaccine czar doubts alleged US-led &#x27;anti-vax&#x27; campaign vs China</a></div><p>DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo said the Pentagon statement was a declaration of US policy that it will defend itself against any propaganda against them.</p><p>&quot;I think it&#x27;s a declaration of perhaps US policy that they would be undertaking deterrence against any kind of malign influence against them,&quot; Manalo said.</p><p>&quot;Is it a reasonable assumption that the US military did not deny what was in the Reuters article?&quot; Marcos asked.</p><p>&quot;I can only repeat what [Defense] Secretary Gibo Teodoro said, I think it&#x27;s neither a denial or assertion,&quot; Manalo said.</p><p>Teodoro believes the statement is meant to urge anyone with proof of the US propaganda operation to come out.</p><p>The Department of Health has said that &quot;the findings by Reuters deserve to be investigated and heard by the appropriate authorities of the involved countries.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/16/report-on-pentagon-secret-anti-vax-campaign-targeting-ph-deserves-to-be-investigated-1716">• Report on Pentagon &#x27;secret anti-vax campaign&#x27; targeting PH &#x27;deserves to be investigated&#x27;: DOH</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gqe6BAR1ijs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>

<p>DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo said the Pentagon statement was a declaration of US policy that it will defend itself against any propaganda against them.</p>

DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo said the Pentagon statement was a declaration of US policy that it will defend itself against any propaganda against them.

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US did not deny alleged black propaganda vs China vaccine: PH officials

RG Cruz,

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Published Jun 25, 2024 11:49 AM PHT

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