In a press release, ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, Spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard for the West Philippine Sea, clarified that the individual in question is ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐. However, due to the personโs close association with a PCG officer, authorities have included the individual in the ongoing investigation.
This development follows a statement from the ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ case involving three Filipino nationals who were allegedly paid by China to provide information about operations in the West Philippine Sea.