The Philippine Embassy in Washington clarified that there is no current crackdown on Filipinos holding dual citizenships in the United States amid circulating reports claiming the contrary. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 20, the embassy denied social media reports saying that the US government is...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Tuesday, Aug. 26, that it has processed the disenrollment of a mining executive accused of misrepresenting his citizenship from the PCG Auxiliary (PCGA). Joseph Sy, whose Chinese name is Chen Zhong, became part of the PCGA Executive Squadron in 2018 and...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. denied allegations that he violated the Philippine Constitution for supposedly holding dual citizenship while serving in the government, alluding that the “smear campaign” could be connected to his strong disapproval of...
The Department of National Defense (DND) clarified Monday, July 14, that Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has renounced his Maltese passport following accusations that he has dual citizenship and is not qualified to hold public office. In a statement, DND spokesperson Asst. Sec. Arsenio...
There were no changes in the policy regarding dual citizenship or lawful permanent resident travel rights in the United States, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said. In a statement on Thursday, June 26, the embassy warned Filipinos of the disinformation circulating on social media platforms...
Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 18 slammed Li Duan Wang, the Chinese national who is applying for Philippine citizenship, disclosing that he is an incorporator of the biggest Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) service provider. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Photo...
Ben Tulfo (Facebook) Senatorial candidate and popular broadcaster Ben Tulfo is unfazed by the issues that critics are hurling at him, including his alleged questionable citizenship. "Patungkol naman doon sa sinasabing citizenship, Pilipino ako...
With 19 affirmative votes, the Senate approved the measure seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to Chinese national Li Duan Wang. Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros opposes the bill granting Philippine citizenship to Li Duan Wang. During Monday’s plenary session, January 27,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to deny Filipino citizenship to a Chinese national who has ties with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) actors. During Hontiveros’ interpellation on the Bill granting Filipino citizenship to Li Duan Wang aka Mark Ong, the senator...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) A teary-eyed ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has admitted to working in the past as an undocumented alien in the United States (US), even as he insisted to being a true-blue Filipino. In...
Alice Guo and a plate of "hopia" (MANILA BULLETIN, Wikipedia) Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo pounced on the opportunity to assert her supposed Filipino citizenship when "hopia" was randomly brought up Thursday, Sept. 19, during the...
A bill seeking to allow Filipinos with dual citizenship to join public higher education institutions (HEIs) as faculty, researchers, or administrators has been filed in the Senate. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva jointly filed Senate Bill No, 2733 which seeks to amend Section...
