MANILA, April 17 -- Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Wednesday urged the government to investigate the suspicious influx of Chinese nationals in areas near the Philippine-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites and other major seaports and airports in the country.

Barbers, chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), as lead agencies, should be held responsible and accountable for the continuing and suspicious arrival and presence of the Chinese nationals in various parts of the country.

"Dapat lang siguro na alamin natin at imbestigahan ng BI kung ilang Chinese nationals na ba talaga ang nasa loob ng ating ban...