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...
Sen. Pia Cayetano said on Wednesday, March 13, that syndicates are gaining access to Filipino citizenship which in the first place, should not be "sold." Sen. Pia Cayetano presides over the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing to shed light on reports of unauthorized proliferation and use of government...
World boxing champion Nonito "the Filipino Flash" Donaire Jr. has reacquired his Filipino citizenship, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, August 17. Donaire took his Oath of Allegiance at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on August 16 before becoming a...
For being a better promoter of Philippine culture and tourism sites, Canadian vlogger Kyle Douglas “Kulas” Jennermann is now officially a Filipino. Kyle Douglas “Kulas” Jennermann, a Canadian vlogger behind the popular YouTube Channel "BecomingFilipino" at the Senate Committee on Justice and...
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...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Many have written about the current technology divide in our society; the “digital immigrants” and the “digital natives.” The difference mainly lies in the year people were born relative to the time digital technology became a way of life. While digital natives...
A House panel has approved the Philippine naturalization application of professional basketball player Justin Donta Brownlee--arguably the most beloved "import" of Barangay Ginebra, the most popular sports franchise in the country. Justin Brownlee (Speaker's office) Approved by the House Committee...
Recognizing the importance of advancing global citizenship education, the Department of Education (DepEd) has relaunched a learning series that aims to provide a platform to raise awareness and strengthen the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Global Citizenship Education (GCED). JOJO RINOZA /...
JERUSALEM, Undefined – Israeli lawmakers passed a law Thursday reinstating a ban on Palestinian spouses from the West Bank and Gaza Strip from obtaining citizenship via marriage to Israeli nationals. The law was passed after a fractious late night session that exposed deep fault lines in the...
