Six alleged foreign spies nabbed


Authorities arrested six foreign nationals and two Filipinos as the South-East Asian nation ramps up its campaign against espionage.

The eight were apprehended on March 19 on Grande Island in Subic Bay, a strategic vantage point with a clear view of key sea lanes in the South China Sea, including the disputed Scarborough Shoal, Manila’s defence department said on Thursday.

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