By Billy Begas
Former Magsasaka party-list Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat claimed that a Chinese national used fake documents to make it appear that he is a Filipino and set up a mining business in the country.
In a Facebook post, Cabatbat said that in 2014, he handled a case against a billionaire engaged in the mining business.
While claiming to be Filipino, Cabatbat said he “cannot speak Tagalog or English, but is very fluent in Chinese.”
“I personally dug up documents and discovered that he was able to obtain a Filipino passport by filing a late registration of birth. He also claimed that he was baptized in a church in Quezon City a few months after his birth,” Cabatbat said.
The former lawmaker noted that the church, which was only recently constructed, issued a certification that “they baptized this mining company owner on the year when you can only see grass and trees in that portion near the House of Representatives.”
Cabatbat said the billionaire’s mining company is “responsible for destroying mountains, forests, siltations reaching the sea and other destructive mining in Palawan, Mindanao, and in other parts of the Philippines.”
“When my client asked why this company has no remorse in destroying our country, I replied: “HINDI KASI SIYA PILIPINO. WALA SIYANG PAKIALAM SA BANSA NATIN,” he said.
Cabatbat said the case he filed against the billionaire was dismissed. “Mahirap kalaban ang mayaman. He is still here; untouchable and debauched.”
“Whoever is responsible for the dismissal of the case, and whoever is responsible for defending this fake Filipino, watch the flooding happening in our country right now. KASALANAN NIYO YAN!”
“Sinubukan ko na itong ilabas sa Congress at plano ko ulit ilabas ngayon pero ayaw tayong paupuin ng mga gustong maging kongresman. Ilalabas ko na lang ito sa kalsada,” he added.
Cabatbat said that if his post reached 10,000 shares “papangalanan ko itong kompanya na to, itong pekeng Pilipino na ito, at kung sino ang mga may kasalanan bakit nakapangwasak ng mga bundok ang mga ito.”
“Magpapa-press conference din ako. Sure ako maaambush na naman ako. Hindi ko ito kayang labanan mag-isa. Sumama naman kayo. Ipakalat niyo muna para marami ang makaalam para naman may magawa din kayo bago ako ulit magpakabayani,” Cabatbat added.
In 2018, Cabatbat survived an ambush attempt along EDSA. He was able to kill one of his attackers, a former policeman.
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