Justice Carpio explains why allowing China‑linked telecommunications infrastructure inside Philippine military camps creates security vulnerabilities, given China Telecom’s legal obligation to cooperate with state intelligence and the risk of backdoors in critical communications systems.
Justice Carpio explains why China Telecom’s participation in the Philippines’ third telco raises constitutional and national‑security concerns, given its state‑owned status, legal obligations to Chinese intelligence, and potential risks from hosting critical infrastructure inside military installations.