(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).
Hontiveros urges probe on Chinese faking Filipino identity
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.
“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.
Hontiveros urges probe on Chinese faking Filipino identity, This news data comes from:http://by-jb-pfjl-tug.gyglfs.com
“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.
- Chinese warships shadow Philippine, Australian, Canadian drills in Zambales
- Immigration deports 49 South Korean fugitives
- Typhoon death toll rises in Vietnam as downed trees hamper rescuers
- Prince Harry visits late queen’s grave, stirs King Charles meeting speculation
- Comelec defers reconstitution of BARMM parliamentary districts
- Ukraine's children start new school year in underground classrooms to avoid Russian bombs
- PH Construction Board asked to address 'accreditation for sale' scandal
- Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets a second sentence in the Odebrecht corruption scandal
- Duterte defense files more motions challenging ICC prosecutor
- Palace suspends govt work, classes in several areas due to bad weather
