IT wasn't that long ago that we were a nation whose president aired the thought that the Philippines could become a province of China. This was the era when our ruling party sent officers to China to be trained by China's Communist Party, and the 2016 South China Sea arbitration tribunal ruling was a mere scrap of paper.The tune has changed. Now, even just a Chinese-sounding name arouses suspicion of espionage, criminal activity and forged documents.
is a Catholic university with an international program that started long before any talks of Cagayan hosting American troops. This program not only seeks to attract foreign students, it ensures international exposure for the university and all Filipino students as well. While it does not explain everything it certainly is an important piece of information to understand why there are many Chinese students in Cagayan. The Sisters of St.