President Marcos has rejected the naturalization of controversial Chinese national Li Duan Wang, Malacañang announced on Friday, April 11. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) In a text message to reporters, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the...
President Marcos signed into law the measure granting Russian figure skater Aleksandr Korovin Philippine citizenship via naturalization. Aleksandr Korovin (Senate of the Philippines) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12115 on Dec. 20. Based on the law, Korovin is granted Philippine citizenship...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has filed a bill seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to Nigerian-born Favour Ogechukwu Onoh. Onoh, University of the Philippines women’s basketball team center, would be a valuable addition to the Gilas Pilipinas with her youth, tenacity and...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday, October 9 reminded the Department of Justice (DOJ) that naturalized Filipino athletes should enjoy the same rights and privileges of natural-born athletes, specifically in terms of employment. Tolentino clarified this with Department of Justice (DOJ)...
The Canadian national behind the vlog "Becoming Filipino" is one step closer to becoming a Filipino citizen. Kyle Jennermann (Facebook) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously passed on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.7185, or the prpposed Act granting Filipino citizenship...
The House Committee on Justice on Wednesday, Feb. 1, approved a proposed measuring seeking to grant Filipino citizenship to Canadian travel vlogger Kyle “Kulas” Jennermann, who had been staying in and traveling around the country for the last decade. Canadian travel vlogger Kyle “Kulas”...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a congratulatory message-slash-reminder to Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Donta Brownlee following the granting of the latter's Filipino citizenship. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Justin Brownlee “You are now a Filipino. We hope that you...
Justin Brownlee is now officially a Filipino. American basketball player Justin Brownlee’s naturalization to Philippine citizenship passes at the Committee on Justice and Human Rights level after less than two hours of deliberations on his qualifications Monday, November 21, 2022. Brownlee,...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill granting Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Justin Donta Brownlee’s bid to gain Filipino citizenship on Monday, December 12. The bill, House Bill No. 6224, which seeks to naturalize Brownlee, garnered 21 affirmative votes,...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Last Tuesday, Nov. 29, I had the privilege of sponsoring Committee Report No. 13 on House Bill No. 6224 on the act granting Philippine citizenship to Justin Donta Brownlee of the Philippine Basketball League (PBA) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel team. Pursuant to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez couldn't help but cite the old Gilas Pilipinas battle cry of "puso" after the plenary gave its final approval to the naturalization bid of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Justin Donta Brownlee. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) gets an autograph...
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives are looking to speed up the naturalization process so that the 6’6” American cager Justin Brownlee, Ginebra San Miguel import, could play for Gilas Pilipinas in the February window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. American...
