Senate calls InfinitUs to testify on alleged Chinese embassy deal

The Senate invited InfinitUs Marketing Solutions to attend a hearing next week regarding its alleged 2023 deal with the Chinese embassy for pro-Beijing social media campaigns.

Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Maritime and Admiralty Zones, called on InfinitUs to face the investigation instead of releasing statements through their lawyer.

During a press conference, Tolentino presented evidence including a check from Bank of China Manila Branch dated September 2023 for P930,000, which allegedly paid InfinitUs for services related to hiring 'trolls' to advance pro-China narratives in the Philippines.

Documents from the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that two Chinese nationals were named as incorporators of InfinitUs Marketing Solutions.

In response, InfinitUs denied being contracted by the Chinese Embassy but admitted receiving payment from them and categorically denied engaging in 'trolling'.

The firm stated they operate on a foundation of transparent, ethical, and data-driven communications and rejected the labeling of their services as 'troll activity'.