What drove these young professionals to sell state secrets to shady bosses?What drove these young professionals to sell state secrets to shady bosses?

Rappler Investigates: Filipinos spying for China

2026/03/17 09:54
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As the Philippines shifts focus to external defense, security officials also look inwards, to check for “insider threats” — government personnel or people close to them who could be sources of information leaks.
In a three-part investigative series, Rappler explores how and why these young Filipinos spied for handlers, whom security sources and the National Security Council confirmed to be Chinese.
You can read the full report here. Watch the video for an overview of the story. – Rappler.com

Reporter: Bea Cupin
Producer, video editor: JC Gotinga
Videographers: Leone Requilman, Randall Rosales
Graphics artist (illustrations): Nico Villarete
Supervising producer: Beth Frondoso

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