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DFA ‘monitoring’ information on alleged foreign spies in PH
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is closely monitoring reports of alleged foreign covert operations in the Philippines.
DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza stated that the department is coordinating with other government agencies to address these reports.
The DFA takes such reports seriously as they fall under its mandate to help protect national security.
This statement follows discussions in a House panel regarding an Al Jazeera documentary that featured a tycoon claiming to be a Chinese spy and mentioning dismissed Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac.
The documentary linked Guo to a dossier under the name Guo Hua Ping, with a photo resembling her and details of her birthplace and mother.
The tycoon, She Zhijiang, claimed that Guo Hua Ping, allegedly Guo's real name, had asked him for money to fund her mayoral candidacy.
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