State media publishes images of the trio being questioned by the police after Manila detained a number of alleged Chinese spies China said on Thursday that it had detained three Philippine nationals on suspicion of spying a week after five Chinese people were arrested by Manila on espionage charges.

A security official said the planned acquisition is merely part of Manila's efforts to modernise its military The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party,