(UPDATE) SEN. Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Senate to investigate a Chinese arrested for pretending to be a Filipino and who managed to join the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA)., This news data comes from:http://ei-nmta-ksxl-lyw.771bg.com
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently detained businessman Joseph Sy for reportedly holding fraudulently acquired Philippine documents.
The senator likened Sy’s arrest to the case of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo who was re-moved from office by the Ombudsman after a series of congressional inquiries revealed she is Chi-nese.
Hontiveros urges probe on Chinese faking Filipino identity
“Although the PCGA is voluntary and nongovernment, it is quite concerning that Sy managed to access people and events during which national security was discussed,” Hontiveros said in Filipino.
“If this businessman is indeed a Chinese national masquerading as Filipino, the Senate must immedi-ately probe his affiliations, background, and the circumstances under which he obtained his Philippine documents,” she said in a statement.
“We should look into who enabled him and how deep his network goes,” Hontiveros added.
- Marcos signs laws creating more court branches
- Zelenskyy meets European leaders on Ukraine security guarantees
- BIR to audit contractors flagged for ghost flood projects for tax fraud — BIR
- Major road closures in Manila announced for 2025 Bar Examinations
- SSS pension reform program starts in September
- 25,000 Filipinos register for Pag-IBIG's Expanded 4PH Housing Program
- Trump rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'
- Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
- Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China
- Some areas in Metro Manila, Bulacan to have brownouts due to maintenance work
