Early Life and Studies
Barbers was born in Surigao City to Felix and Regina Barbers. His grandfather, George Barbieri (later Barbers), was an Italian-American immigrant from the Spanish-American War who married an Ilocana. He spoke Cebuano, Tagalog, English, and his native Surigaonon. Barbers studied at the Surigao Elementary School and finished in 1955. He graduated as valedictorian at Surigao High School in 1959. He took up Political Science at Silliman University but completed it in 1981 at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, where he also earned his Bachelor of Laws in 1985.
He later went on to earn a degree of Master of Science in Criminology at the Metro Manila College in 1992. Additionally, he earned the degree of Master of Science in National Security Administration at the National Defense College in 1994.
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