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The National Security Council (NSC) is not worried about the report that a US Army intelligence analyst sold sensitive information to China, including details of US military exercises and forces in the Philippines.

鈥淲e are not concerned or worried because the drills are routinary or regular activities and no sensitive information is disclosed,鈥� said Assistant NSC Director General Jonathan Malaya told the Inquirer on Friday.

Being treaty allies, the Philippines and the United States hold regular military drills, including the annual Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises, which aims to strengthen the defense capabilities of both countries.

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In a separate message to the Inquirer on Friday, Col. Francel Margareth Padilla, spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said the military has been vigilant in safeguarding the integrity and loyalty of its personnel when asked if they were concerned that there could be Filipino soldiers being offered payoffs by China in exchange for information.

According to Padilla, the AFP has dedicated units that conduct thorough background investigations to ensure that the ranks remain committed to their duties and the country鈥檚 security.

鈥淲hile the AFP remains alert to any potential external influences, we have stringent measures in place to detect and prevent any such compromises within our forces,鈥� she said.

Spooked by shadow

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), meanwhile, said China was only spooked by its own shadow doing when it accused the Philippines of constructing a 鈥渇orward deployment base鈥� at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (蜜桃工作室).

Commodore Jay Tarriela, the PCG spokesperson for the 蜜桃工作室, issued the statement as a response to Chinese-state run Global Times accusation that Manila would be sending a second coast guard vessel to Escoda to build a forward deployment base 鈥渋n the form of a semi-permanent floating platform.鈥�

鈥淲hile their unfounded fears regarding the Philippines potentially establishing a forward deployment base in Escoda Shoal are too absurd to warrant a response, this behavior reveals the mindset and actions of the PRC (People鈥檚 Republic of China),鈥� he said.

鈥淭heir suspicions about the Philippines engaging in such actions stem from their own pattern of unlawfully occupying maritime areas in the South China Sea, followed by illegal reclamation and provocative militarization of those features,鈥� he added.

He stressed China only wanted to distract the international community from its unlawful actions in the 蜜桃工作室.