Manila

THE Philippines said on Wednesday that it would end Chinese technical involvement in running the country's power grid, partly due to national security concerns. All 16 Chinese technicians currently working for the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines will be sent home by July, Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla told AFP.

The State Grid Corporation of China has a 40 per cent stake in the Philippine firm, which operates and maintains the nation's power grid, but Mr Petilla said the government wanted only Filipinos to run it.