The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should exhaust all means at helping Filipinos who are not yet registered in the civil registry acquire their birth certificates. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said at the very least, the PSA should adopt a proactive, community-based approach in...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Sunday, January 5 joined other lawmakers in commending the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in cancelling fraudulent birth certificates saying the OSG’s move directly confirms the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. “The OSG's move directly...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 2, renewed the push for the passage of the bill that would institutionalize the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Hontiveros made the call after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) announced that it will focus...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had denied over 170 passport applications of “questionable” foreign nationals, most of whom submitted birth certificates showing delayed registration. “Since November last year, we were able to prevent the application of questionable...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should not stop its investigation on individuals and groups involved in the issuance of fake birth certificates, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, August 8. Gatchalian, who earlier discovered that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is a...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Lray Villafuerte believes that unscrupulous individuals pocketed huge sums of cash in what he described as the "citizenship-for-a-price" racket. In a statement Tuesday, July 16, Villafuerte...
By Hannah L. Torregoza Senators on Tuesday, July 16 expressed alarm over the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) recent discovery of some 1,200 fake birth certificates in Davao del Sur. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he believes the fraudulent practice...
From left to right: Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, Zambales Rep. Jay Khonghun, Ako Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon (Facebook) Members of the "Young Guns" bloc want the House of Representatives to investigate and get to the bottom of the alleged "fake...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV DAVAO CITY – Mayor Jose Nelson Z. Sala Sr. of Santa Cruz municipality in Davao del Sur province vowed to cooperate with the investigation on the controversy regarding the spurious birth certificates issued by its Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO). In a statement,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recommended the cancellation of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s birth certificate to the Office of the Solicitor General, an official of the primary statistical arm of the government disclosed on Wednesday, June 26. Marizza B. Grande, Assistant...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (House of Representative’s’ Facebook) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) has established a technical working...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, June 4 pushed for the bill that would strengthen the system of filing of birth certificates in the country, noting how delayed registration of such documents have been abused. Estrada said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2703...
