Manila, April 25 -- The Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas on Friday sounded the alarm over reported foreign interference in the upcoming May 12 elections, following revelations in a Senate hearing pointing to Chinese efforts to sway the outcome in favor of Beijing-aligned candidates.

"The right of every Filipino to freely choose their leaders - without manipulation, pressure, or foreign influence - is non-negotiable," the coalition said in a statement.

"Any attempt to interfere in that process is a direct violation of our national integrity and must be condemned in the strongest terms."

The administration's Senate slate issued the statement after National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya confirmed before the S...