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China’s alleged recruitment of Filipino military and police personnel must be investigated, lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc of the House of Representatives said.
They also said that the reported existence of Chinese sleeper cells, or secretive groups on standby to conduct “infiltration and intervention activities,” in the country must be looked into, as these are considered “serious matters of national security.”
The Makabayan bloc, led by House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, filed House Resolution (HR) No. 1682 and asked the House committee on national defense and safety to handle the probe.
“Amidst the escalating aggressive actions of China in the West Philippine Sea as well as the ‘secret deal’ between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping, reports of supposed Chinese operations to recruit active and retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel have surfaced,” Castro said in a statement on Wednesday.
