The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has warned the public against “war mongers” who are reportedly spreading disinformation amid invalidation of the “nine-dash line” used by China to claim 90 percent of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), including the Spratly Islands and fishing areas within Philippine territory.

The disinformation, according to Col. Edgard Arevalo, chief of the AFP Public Affairs Office (PAO), has been circulating in text messages and social media.

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