Senate inquiry brings up China-funded ‘troll farm’

Alyansa bets warn Beijing wants 'pro-China' Senate in 2025

MANILA, Philippines — Senate bets of the administration’s Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas claimed that Beijing had plans of “controlling” Philippine politics through Congress in the 2025 elections.  “Pinakialaman tayo ng China at papunta doon sa tanong mo, pati itong eleksyon na ito. Pati itong 2025 elections gusto nila ang nakaupo ay pro-China senators na mayorya,” said reelectionist Senator Francis Tolentino on Friday, April 25, in a press br…

Senate inquiry brings up China-funded ‘troll farm’

Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Thursday that China, through its embassy in Manila, allegedly paid for a “troll farm” under a contract with a private company to discredit the Philippine government and anti-China Filipino personalities. During the third hearing called by the Senate committee on Philippine maritime and admiralty zones, which he heads,

The Chinese Embassy in Manila allegedly contracted a Philippine-based marketing firm to organize a "troll farm" or recruit so-called "keyboard warriors" in 2023.

Chinese Embassy tapped Makati PR firm to push pro-Beijing narratives in PH

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines allegedly contracted a Makati-based marketing firm to spread pro-Beijing narratives and fake news campaigns targeting lawmakers who support the Philippines' claims over the West Philippine Sea, according to Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Thursday, April 24.  

'Tip of the iceberg': Tolentino slams China over alleged string of espionage activities

Sen. Francis Tolentino called out China for its "lack of utter respect" towards the Philippines after discussing alleged espionage activities during a Senate he

Philippines faces spying from China like never before

Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Wednesday, April 23, that the Philippines is currently facing a kind of spying by China that the country has never experienced before in its history and that this didn’t happen just once, but continuously. Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino, chairperson of the Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones, presides over Wednesday’s second public hearing, April 23, 2025 on the discovery…