The Armed Forces of the Philippines is investigating the reported increase of Chinese students in Cagayan, AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla has said.
In a Bagong Pilipinas interview, Padilla said the AFP wanted to know the purpose of Chinese students in the province which is close to Taiwan. “Meron tayo d'yan how they got in the Philippines in the first place, ‘yung legality ng pagpasok nila dito sa bansa natin. Do they have the necessary papers? Sabi nga, estudyante ‘to, si meron ba silang student visa that are required,” Padilla said.
The congressman said he also received information that Chinese students come to Cagayan for P1 million, with 80% of the amount going to an “agent” and the remaining 20% to the school.“We just want to know why. We are not against having foreign students, but what we fear is we have an issue with China. If there are 4,600 Chinese students in one private university and the private university even admits it, it is very alarming,” Lara said.
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