DND chief wants tougher PH espionage law

ALLEGED SPY. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. urges lawmakers to amend the country’s espionage laws to allow the government to punish those who engage in these acts during peacetime at the sidelines of the inaugural Balangay Forum in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday (Sept. 30, 2024). Teodoro made the call following the House Quad-Committee hearing on Friday (Sept. 27) where a documentary was played about Chinese tycoon and self-confessed spy She Zhijiang revealing that Alice Guo is also a spy named Guo Huaping. (Photos courtesy of PTV News/HOR)

By Priam Nepomuceno | Philippine News Agency

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday called on lawmakers to amend the country’s espionage laws to allow the government to punish those who engage in these acts during peacetime.

Teodoro made this remark when asked about allegations that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is a Chinese spy as claimed by a documentary of a foreign news network.

“So this is a call to action, our lawmakers know of the urgent need to amend our esgpionage law to punish those involved in such acts, and so that the government can move or act to suppress it,” Teodoro said in Filipino at the sidelines of the inaugural Balangay Forum titled “Safeguarding Philippine Maritime Interest” at AFP Commissioned Officers’ Club at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

Teodoro, meanwhile, said Philippine law enforcers are looking into this matter.

“What is clear is that she is not a Filipino. Secondly, she falsified documents to pretend that she is a Filipino, and thirdly, she was an active co-conspirator to a massive illegal criminal enterprise, kung saan nagmula ang lahat ng ilegal na activities,” he said.

During last week’s House Quad-Committee hearing, the panel played the video of a foreign news network’s interview with Chinese tycoon and self-confessed spy She Zhijiang, who revealed that the dismissed mayor is Chinese spy Guo Hua Ping.

Guo was enraged over the video and maintained that she is a Filipino citizen and not a spy.

Guo is facing a string of cases for her involvement in the operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country.

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