00:00Philippine Coast Guard, or PCG, spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commander Jay Tariella and ZAGI Partylist Representative Rodante Marcoleta
00:09had a heated exchange on Tuesday during the House Joint Committee hearing on fake news ahead of the 2025 midterm elections
00:17over the lawmakers' recent claim that there is no such thing as the West Philippine Sea, or WPS.
00:25Marcoleta confronted Tariella over an alleged social media post labeling him a traitor after his controversial statement regarding the West Philippine Sea.
00:36Tariella denied calling Marcoleta a traitor, clarifying that he merely echoed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s firm stance on the country's sovereignty over the WPS.
00:48He maintained that the statements dismissing the WPS as a fabrication were a disservice and an embarrassment to those making such claims.
