Ex-Ombudsman Morales says her phones are hacked

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, who has sued Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday night said her phones are "hacked," according to a report on Super Radyo dzBB.

“My telephones are hacked that is why I am paranoid,” Morales said upon her arrival to the Philippines after being barred entry in Hong Kong.

Morales: My telephones are hacked that is why I am paranoid. https://t.co/Jl7zdrja0g

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) May 21, 2019

Morales arrived in Manila Tuesday evening and shared to the media her experience during her brief detention at a Hong Kong airport.

The former Ombudsman went to Hong Kong to bring her grandchildren to Disneyland. Aside from her grandchildren, she was with her husband, son, and daughter-in-law.

Morales and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario have filed a complaint against Xi before the International Criminal Court in connection with China's activities in Philippine-claimed areas in the South China Sea.

Prior to her detention, Morales said she believes she is under the surveillance of China. She described the incident in Hong Kong as "bullying" since Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China.

“Kung hindi ito bullying ano tawag mo dito? Sabi nga baka shock and awe daw ito, eh hindi naman ako nasa-schock hindi rin ako nao-awe, nabubuwisit lang,” she said.

Morales: Kung hindi ito bullying ano tawag mo dito? Sabi nga baka shock and awe daw ito, eh hindi naman ako nasa-schock hindi rin ako nao-awe, nabubwisit lang. https://t.co/Jl7zdrja0g

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) May 21, 2019

After being held for four hours, Morales was eventually allowed to enter Hong Kong. She, however, decided to go back to the Philippines.

Morales said she did not feel humiliated or intimidated by the incident. "I will be vocal in the same manner as I have been vocal before," she said. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA News