‘Foreign Power’ attempting to map out Philippines, military says


The Philippine police arrested a Chinese national on Jan 20 on suspicion of spying for a “foreign power”. -- PHOTO: EPA-EFE via The Straits Times/ANN

MANILA (Bloomberg): The Philippine military said a "foreign power” could be attempting to map out the Southeast Asian nation, following the arrest of a suspected Chinese spy last week and the recovery of several drones in its waters.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has observed a "pattern” in these recent developments, along with reports of foreign nationals using fake IDs and birth certificates, Navy spokesperson Roy Vincent Trinidad said at a briefing on Tuesday.

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