Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook)

Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers didn't mince words about what he thought of the Filipinos who had allegedly facilitated the entry of at least 36 Chinese nationals into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), of all agencies.

“Noong panahon ng Hapon sa Pilipinas, meron tayong mga Makapili. Ngayon, meron na rin umano tayong mga Makabagong Makapili na nagsisilbi sa interes ng China sa ating bansa," Barbers said in a statement, Sunday, March 24

(During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, we had the Makapili. Today, we seem to have the New Makapili that serves China’s interest in our country.)

"Panahon na para imbestigahan at kilalanin ang umano’y mga walang kunsensya at taksil sa bayan na mga ito,” Barbers underscored.

(It's about time that we investigate and unmask these conscienceless traitors to the nation.)

The Makabayang Katipunan ng mga Pilipino (Patriotic Association of Filipinos), better known as the Makapili, was a group of Filipino traitors formed during World War II to collaborate and provide aid to the invading Imperial Japanese Army forces in the Philippines.

During a House Committee on Transportation last March 20, it was learned that the PCG had delisted 36 Chinese nationals from its auxiliary force since last December. Before they were kicked out, they were able to operate within the PCG for two to three years.

“The Chinese nationals are with the PCGA for more or less three years. Did the PCG conduct due diligence on these nationals? Obviously, there’s none. As Admiral [Ronnie Gil] Gavan has admitted, some 36 were axed because they failed to secure national security clearance. We also do not know if those Chinese nationals are officials from the China People’s Liberation Army, businessmen, or tourists out to justify their longer stay here in our country,” Barbers said.

Barbers said he even obtained raw reports in the past that the Chinese PCG auxiliary members are being tagged along by some senior PCG officials whenever they conduct routine and official patrol missions at the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/20/were-they-spying-on-us-36-chinese-auxiliary-force-members-kicked-out-of-pcg

“Sa mahigit na tatlong taon na sila ay nakapaloob sa PCG, malamang ay may mga kasama itong espiyang Chinese military at inalam na nila lahat ang mga istratehiya, missions and objectives, communications gadgets, at duties and functions ng lahat ng opisyal ng PCG, at iba pa," reckoned Barbers.

(In their three years at the PCG, chances are they've tapped spies from the Chinese military and learned all our strategies, missions and objectives, communication gadgets, and duties and functions of all PCG officials, among other things.)

"Kung iisipin, grabe ang nagawang kawalanghiyaan sa PCG at dapat panagutin sa batas kung bakit nila pinayagan ito,” he noted.

(If you think about it, these actions in the PCG constitute utter shamelessness and must be dealt with through law.)