Manila, July 17 -- Lawmakers condemned the blatantly racist and dehumanizing AI-generated video and editorial cartoons published by China Daily, a Chinese state media outlet.

In a joint statement Friday, House of Representatives Deputy Speakers Paolo Ortega and Jay Khonghun, and Deputy Majority Leaders Ernix Dionisio Jr. of Manila and Zia Alonto Adiong of Lanao del Sur said depicting Filipinos as monkeys is not merely offensive, but "a vile, racist attack that exposes the moral bankruptcy and intellectual desperation of Beijing's propaganda apparatus. This is the conduct of a bully that has run out of legal arguments and has resorted to bigotry."

"This latest incident follows a clear pattern: China first illegally claims vast areas of ...