(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has denied warning the Philippine government against partnering with Chinese technology giant Huawei.
The DFA issued the clarification after Rappler published a report on an internal memorandum that informed the Department of Information and Communications Technology, National Security Council, and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency that the Czech Republic and France “have issued orders to limit the use of Huawei products primarily due to security concerns.”
“This is regrettable as the published document clearly bears no such warning by the department,” the DFA said.
According to the DFA, “more than anything” it was “disturbed that a confidential document has been published.”
In line with this, the DFA called on “relevant agencies to investigate the matter.”
Earlier, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo warned the Philippines against dealing with Huawei, noting what he said were the security issues raised against the firm by other countries.
