Philippines Says Suspected Spy Confessions in China ‘Scripted’

Chinese state media alleged that three suspected Philippines spies — David Servanez, Albert Endencia and Nathalie Plizardo — had been recruited by Manila since 2021 to carry out secret intelligence tasks in China. Image via CCTV

The Philippines said on Saturday that the supposed confessions of three Filipinos arrested by China for alleged espionage appear to have been “scripted” and urged Beijing to respect their rights.

Manila’s reaction came two days after Beijing said it had “destroyed” an intelligence network set up by a Philippine espionage agency and had arrested three Filipino spies.

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