Philippines Lawmakers Call China 'Entitled Bully' Over State Media's Racist Monkey Video

Rappler—Philippine legislators condemned China after a video circulated on Chinese state media depicting Filipino people as monkeys, prompting a formal diplomatic protest from Manila. The Philippine government demanded accountability for the video, calling it racist and a violation of human dignity. Lawmakers used the controversy to broadly label China an 'entitled bully,' invoking the broader context of the South China Sea dispute. China did not publicly acknowledge the protest.

• Rappler — ‘Entitled bully’: PH lawmakers slam China over state media’s racist ‘monkey’ video
• BBC — World — Philippines condemns monkey video on Chinese media as racist
• Daily Maverick — Philippines protested Chinese state media's racist video depicting Filipinos as monkeys
• Reuters — The Philippines filed a formal diplomatic protest over the racist video on Chinese state media