00:00The children of the three Filipinos accused of espionage in China are now calling on Malacanang to help them.
00:08They believe that the three of them were forced to confess based on their last messages
00:13before the execution of Jonathan Andala was arrested by the palace.
00:20This video was released by the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV or China Central Television
00:27of the three Filipinos arrested by China for espionage.
00:31Two men and one woman, based on the CCTV, confessed that they were espionage of the Philippines.
00:38We exclusively talked to their family and like the National Security Council,
00:43they believe that the video was scripted and that the three of them were forced to confess.
00:48They don't have a case there.
00:50They will ask the authorities there.
00:54They will follow them.
00:56That's survival.
00:57We also don't know, sir, if he was forced.
01:00It's impossible, sir, for him to be an espionage there.
01:04And that's vulnerable.
01:06His personality.
01:08The Chinese media said that the three of them were recruited
01:11by an operative of the Philippine Intelligence Service.
01:14The NSC said that they are not a legitimate agency.
01:18The father of one of the arrested Filipinos said,
01:20I hope the government of the Philippines can verify if this is true.
01:24He said that his son was able to chat with his family after he was arrested last January.
01:28He was able to chat with other people using his cell phone.
01:32They didn't say anything about their crime as long as they were under investigation.
01:36How was he arrested, sir?
01:37I think it was in their second unit.
01:41The other one who was arrested was told by his family
01:43that he was going to a job interview in Wenchang City.
01:47The two families called President Bongbong Marcos
01:50to help bring their children back to the country.
01:53They responded quickly to the children.
01:56Now, they are just sending them home.
01:58The children are working there.
02:00We called the government of the Philippines,
02:04the President, hoping that they can help bring them home.
02:08They also called the government of the Philippines
02:10hoping that they can go to China once the investigation started.
02:13Malacanang said that this has already reached the President.
02:16There is always an instruction to help our Filipino citizens abroad
02:25facing this kind of charges.
02:28Legal assistance will always be given.
02:32Last Saturday, the National Security Council under Secretary Jonathan Malaya
02:36said that it is possible for China to arrest our three countrymen
02:40after arresting the three Chinese nationals
02:44who were suspected to be spies of China.
02:47Malacanang said,
02:48We believe that this is just a part of the initial investigation.
02:52There is no yet concrete evidence.
02:54If it is really a retaliation or a part of retaliation of the other country,
02:59we will not say that because there is no final investigation on that matter.
03:05For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal, for 24 Hours.
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