MANILA: The Philippines' armed forces chief gave his assurance on Tuesday that a telecom firm part-owned by a Chinese state company posed no national security threat, and said equipment it will install in army camps will be tightly scrutinised.
Some lawmakers have warned the equipment could be used to spy on a military closely allied with the United States. "One advantage of having this facility by DITO inside camps is we could monitor them closely," Gapay said."We could inspect them anytime".He said the Philippines' two largest telecoms companies, Globe and PLDT also have communication kit in military camps that also use Chinese technology.
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