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00:00In the last hearing of the Senate on the illegal Pogo,
00:03former Presidential Economic Adviser Michael Yang played a big role
00:08in China's espionage in the Philippines.
00:11Dismissed is Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Goh,
00:14who was called an agent of influence by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency or NICA.
00:18Ma'am Gonzalez brought the news.
00:23Who is Alice Goh?
00:24That is the question of many when the current Mayor of Bamban Tarlac
00:28was asked about the Pogo Hub in their town.
00:31But in the investigation, the question also arose,
00:34is Alice Goh a Chinese spy?
00:36I am a Filipino, I am not a spy.
00:40The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency or NICA said
00:43they cannot confirm if Alice Goh is a spy or a goa ping,
00:47but she is an agent of influence.
00:49She uses her influence, her stature or her position
00:55to influence public opinion or decision-making
00:59to produce results beneficial to the country whose services they benefit from.
01:08So to that effect, Madam Chair, that is applicable to her.
01:12Goh was not surprised by the Senate Committee on Women and Children's last hearing on the Pogo.
01:17The Court of Appeal also heard the case of qualified human trafficking against her.
01:23But the man who admitted to a documentary that she is a Chinese spy was again questioned about Xie Zhijiang.
01:29Xie said that Alice Goh was also a Chinese spy.
01:33Xie entered the Philippines in 2011.
01:35She was convicted in 2014 for the operation of an illegal casino.
01:39But it seems that Xie's record is not as if it was nothing.
01:43In 2017, Xie got a visa to the Philippines.
01:46It looks to me that someone powerful made these derogatory facts about Xie Zhijiang disappear.
01:54And just as a note, this is usually done for intelligence agents.
01:59Xie also obtained Pogo licenses.
02:01She was one of the biggest before.
02:05Xie?
02:06Yes.
02:06Senator Arisa Hontiveros also praised Xie's image
02:10together with former Presidential Economic Advisor Michael Yang.
02:13Hontiveros said that Yang was involved in Chinese intelligence activities in the country.
02:19Michael Yang is a key actor in Chinese intelligence operations here.
02:25Michael Yang was involved in pharmacy
02:28and, if the reports are accurate, in drug operations here.
02:33Michael Yang, former Presidential Economic Advisor.
02:37We were already convicted, but we were still questioned.
02:41Yang's lawyer returned to the picture he showed.
02:44He said that this is not evidence and it is not fair to come to a conclusion
02:48just because the two people are in the picture.
02:51NICA also published the monitor of Chinese hackers
02:54called APT or Advanced Persistent Threat Groups.
02:58These may be sponsored or backed up by the government of other countries or criminal groups.
03:05With the information that we have,
03:07we can confirm that indeed Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat Groups
03:13are operating or targeting the Philippines,
03:17whether government or private sector entities.
03:22We have monitored some of them, Madam Chair, and again, in an executive session.
03:26If required, we can share some information.
03:30The Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA
03:32said that their target for this year
03:34is to examine the 50,000 birth registrations in the country.
03:39As of October, we have already blocked
03:44100, 720 birth certificates, civil registry documents,
03:48of which we have 1,627 pertaining to birth certificates of foreign nationals.
03:55And 1,464 of these records have been endorsed to OSG
04:02for the filing of the petition for cancellation.
04:05They said that the cancellation of Alice Kuo's birth certificate is one of their aims.
04:10Mav Gonzalez reporting for GMA Integrated News.