The website of the Qiaoxing Volunteer Group, a Chinese community organization in the Philippines, shows four men detained in late January in the Philippines on charges of

The Philippine government will investigate donations from a Chinese citizen who was recently arrested on suspicion of espionage.

As allegations of espionage swirl, Philippine authorities aim to uncover the true intentions behind the donations to local officials.

The government will investigate the supposed donations made by Chinese nationals, recently arrested in the country for alleged espionage, to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and some local government units (LGUs).

Philippine authorities said on Feb. 25 they detained two Chinese nationals for spying, the latest in a series of arrests involving alleged espionage as confrontations between the countries increase in the disputed South China Sea.