“We will defer to our troops in the areas to recommend how to go about the situation,” she added. Later in the day, the PNP said that the Commission invited Chinese students to Higher Education (CHED).  

“Yung kanilang probinsya ay inopen talaga particularly ng CHED…para doon sa tinatawag na internationalization. Ito yung mga foreign students, they were welcomed doon sa probinsya ng Cagayan para doon sila mag-aral. This is part of the effort ng local government, progress ng Cagayan at wala naman daw dapat ikabahala dahil ito naman ay mga documented foreign students at meron mga kaukulang papeles“, said PNP Public Information Office acting chief Col. Jean Fajardo. 

“Even in other places ay tuloy-tuloy yan including yung validation ng alleged presence ng mga Chinese diyan sa probinsya ng Cagayan but we were informed these are all valid and may basis naman because may invitation by no less than the CHED,” she added.

Cagayan 3rd District Rep. Joseph “Jojo” Lara filed a resolution at the House of Representatives to investigate the alleged influx of Chinese students in schools in the province, describing the development as “highly suspicious and alarming.”

Meanwhile, in a statement, Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba said the Chinese students entered the country legally, had the proper visas, and studied in the province’s colleges and universities under a partnership between CHED and Chinese learning institutions.

The governor’s office also dispelled suspicions that the influx of students was related to the tension in the West Philippine Sea.

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