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Philippine law targeting foreign agents spurs fears of free speech curbs

Philippine law targeting foreign agents spurs fears of free speech curbs

Philippine law targeting foreign agents spurs fears of free speech curbs

Philippine officials want a new anti-foreign interference law ahead of the 2028 presidential election, as a raid on a suspected online scam centre near the country’s military headquarters and reports of Chinese-linked money transfers to a company tied to Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s family fuel national security concerns. On Monday, immigration and military operatives arrested 76…

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