PNP: Tarlac police did not receive donations from alleged Chinese spies

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said that they have not received any kind of donations directly from the Chinese nationals, who are allegedly linked to espionage activities in the country.

“Based on our initial record check, there was no donation directly received by the Tarlac Police Station from the alleged group,” PNP spokesperson and concurrent Central Luzon director Brigadier General Jean Fajardo said in a press briefing at Camp Crame.

“I also asked the Directorate for Logistics and they said there is no record that would indicate that the PNP and any of its units directly received from the alleged group that the alleged Chinese spies are affiliated with,” she added.

Fajardo, however, said the PNP only accepted the donation from the local government unit of Manila. “So, if you look at it, it is not controlled by the Manila Police District (MPD)—at least where it came from,” she said.

“As far as MPD is concerned, I’m just assuming that the deed of donation reflects that the donor is the local government unit of Manila,” Fajardo added.

On February 28, it was reported that four Chinese accused of espionage made donations of cash to a Philippine city and vehicles to two police forces bared by a foreign media.

Meanwhile, Beijing’s foreign ministry said China required its citizens to abide by local laws and that the civic groups “spontaneously formed and self-managed by the relevant Chinese citizens have no affiliation with the Chinese government.”