MANILA PHILIPPINES – Former Interior and Local Government Secretary Rafael Alunan on Wednesday said, that the government should start mobilizing the intelligence and counter intelligence of the government to prevent the influx of Chinese in the country.
Alunan says that the government should prioritize the dismantling of the deteriorating POGO operation in the Philippines, where some major problems arise.
He also added that it is also important for Filipinos to know that the increase of Chinese in the country is a big threat to our national security.
So it is important to unite in the goal of the government to defend our territory against unexpected invasions.
The former cabinet secretary also praised the step taken by the administration of President Marcos Jr. to expand our relationship and capacity with the help of our allied countries.
“Identify, to detect identify and… expel yung mga trojan horses na nandito naa..mga infiltrators mga sleepers cells kasama na rin jan mga POGO.” “Kasi the POGO’s are a rich source of funds that can buy influence. And we allowed we allowed them to operate here’ (POGO) you know maling mali tayo for allowing them to operate here,” Ex DILG Chief said in an ambush interview.
Some of the perceived reasons for the influx of Chinese in the country are the lack of knowledge, patriotism and others according to him.
“It has to do with our… lack of knowledge, lack of awareness, lack of Patriotism, lack of moral values cause it’s basically. Ang ating corruptibility na ginamit ng…that wows exploited by the communist chinese party and the people’s liberation army”, maski sino sinusuhulan tinatanggap, kayat they are able to do anything that they want“, he added.
Meanwhile, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the total reserve force of the AFP is estimated at 1.4 million which is being prepared for additional force when it is needed at any time.
The number of reserve forces of the AFP includes the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Marines, and Philippine Air Force.
In addition to this is their armed force professionals, the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine National Police which are both law enforcers.
AFP, Spokesperson Col. Francel Padilla encourages Filipinos to unite with them in defending our country by also joining the Reserved Officer Training Corps, or ROTC.
“We need to do more, there’s a hundred and ten million Filipinos, pero were talking about 1.4 sobrang liit…nung percentage that the numbers were talking compared to the actual population of the Filipino people. So we have to ‘tap more into this sector the civilian sector to help us’ being part of the reserve force,” padilla said in a preconference in Manila.
Currently the country’s reserve forces under the Army Reserve Command or ARESCOM where they will be deployed in the event of an unexpected invasion of the Philippines.
“Yung gusto po natin no.. Yung tipong makita lang na inaapi yung bandila natin ‘galit na galit na tayo, so we want to ignite that patriotics spirit that we are willing to fight for my country“, she stated.
90K of the total number of weekend warriors in ARESCOM conduct weekly formation and community missions in the country.