Navy: Efforts to protect comms in place even before intel sharing pact
Philippine News Agency
By Priam Nepomuceno
January 27, 2025, 5:26 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Navy (PN) has its communications protected even before the country signed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the United States in November last year.
"As part of the GSOMIA and even before, the PN already has proactive measures in place to ensure that all our communication systems, both at sea and ashore, are protected," Navy spokesperson, Capt. John Percie Alcos said in a message to the Philippine News Agency on Monday.
He did not give specifics on the "proactive measures" for security reasons.
The intel sharing agreement is a security measure for the protection of classified military information and will serve as a framework to facilitate the exchange of classified military information between the Philippines and the US.
Alcos said sufficient measures exist at naval vessels and bases to protect communications against eavesdropping attempts by hostile powers.
Earlier, the National Bureau of Investigation and the Armed Forces of the Philippines arrested a Chinese and two of his Filipino accomplices for alleged espionage activities during operations in Makati City last Jan. 17.
Initial reports said the three allegedly conducted surveillance operations, using a sports vehicle loaded with devices for espionage, on key military installations and infrastructures in Luzon. (PNA)
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