00:00A Chinese national and two of his fellow Filipinos were killed in a robbery in the military camps, government offices, and malls using some high-tech equipment.
00:15The Chinese national turned out to be a graduate of a university controlled by the People's Liberation Army of China, led by Donald Tengkungko.
00:31These are some high-tech intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance equipment recovered by the MBI and AFP from the vehicle used by a Chinese national and two of his fellow Filipinos
00:43who were involved in a robbery in the military camps and some vital installations in Luzon last December.
00:50These devices are not simple because it can create a 3D map of any place that it will place even if it does not enter inside.
00:59It can be sent in real time and possibly it can be sent to an unknown place, any data that is found in the places that it is circling.
01:09Alarming in the sense that these equipment is capable of producing coordinates.
01:18I don't want to sound alarmist, but it can be used in terms of drone control.
01:25They will know our topography.
01:28Some EDCA sites or military bases in the Philippines where soldiers can be placed, including some malls, airports, seaports, government offices, and power plants.
01:42Our investigation is ongoing as to why the shopping malls are included.
01:45We will also look at the angle where it will fit in their modules.
01:51The operation was booked after it was sounded by AFP and MBI.
01:56The Chinese national and two of his fellow Filipinos were arrested.
01:59Last December, the Naval Intelligence of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shared with us
02:07information that there is a Chinese group that went to the Philippines and roamed our territory.
02:17Fortunately, our cybercrime team, with the help of the special task force, were able to locate the person.
02:29We asked him if he is a licensed surveyor.
02:31Did he come from a private company? Is he a military or law enforcer?
02:37He did not show his permit.
02:39According to the investigation, the Chinese national is an engineer who graduated from a school controlled by the People's Liberation Army of China.
02:49He has been staying here in the country for five years.
02:52They also earned a deposit slip worth 1.5 million pesos every week.
02:58He also has a financer from China.
03:01He was charged with espionage in relation to violation of cybercrime law.
03:06His fellow Filipinos
03:08They executed an extrajudicial confession saying that they were ordered to go to this place and process this kind of equipment.
03:20Through the directives of the Chinese national.
03:25According to the AFP, this is the second time since last year that they were seen as espionage in this way.
03:33They are now knowing what the relationship of these people is with each other.
03:37Last year, we also apprehended another Chinese individual who was himself driving an Innova.
03:48Toyota Innova vehicle, which had the similar set up of equipment.
03:57We are still conducting also the forensics on the equipment.
04:02But initially, what we saw in the equipment were pictures of camps.
04:08Picture of Fort Bonifacio, picture of Camp Aguinaldo, picture of Camp Krame and so on.
04:15So, we are looking at all the connections of these people.
04:19For GMA Integrated News, we will continue our talk in 24 hours.
04:32For GMA Integrated News, I'm Anthony Bonifacio.
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