Malacañang was alarmed by the arrest of an alleged Chinese spy near the Commission on Elections headquarters in Manila.
"It's quite alarming. We will just have to wait for the final investigation on that matter," Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said during a press conference.
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00:00That is an issue of national security, so we will just leave it at that, we will leave it at that, and we will just have an investigation, for investigation.
00:12How concerning this matter is for the Marcos administration?
00:17It's quite alarming, it's quite alarming, and there is still, the president has this trust on the intelligence agents that made the operation, so we will just have to wait for the final investigation.
00:37But Ma'am, for now, there is no instruction to call Chinese Ambassador Wang Silian, given that the developments regarding this alleged Chinese espionage.
00:52We will also ask the question to our Secretary Hito.
