President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. graces the Commencement Exercises of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) "Bagong Sinag" class of 2024. at the Fort Del Pilar in Baguio City on May 18, 2024. KJ Rosales, PPA pool 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation on the alleged wiretapping of the Chinese embassy in Manila against a ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

 “We are looking into it because the fact of the matter is, there have been mentions of a tape that confirms that there was this agreement,” said the President. 

Marcos made the statement when asked about his directive regarding China’s alleged wiretapping activities on the sidelines of the signing of alliance between the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) in Makati City. 

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He said it is still early to come up with any conclusion until he hears for himself the content of the supposed wiretapping.

“it’s in the possession of the Chinese embassy and the Chinese government. So, until they release it, it’s harder to believe and to accept that there was an agreement,” he said. 

When asked if he has ordered government agencies to be careful about it, the President emphasized that there is an existing policy on the issue. 

“There have been so many departments and agencies that have been victimized and I think we are all very aware of the risks of cybersecurity. We are very conscious of that,” he said. 

Marcos said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) are working together to beef up the country’s cybersecurity.

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