Amid allegations that the government has purchased spy gadgets to pry on opponents of the Aquino administration, Malacanang said on Thursday that such equipment would be used for a different purpose.

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., in a Palace media briefing, said the acquisition of the equipment is actually part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program.

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