(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).
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., This news data comes from:http://qpko.erlvyiwan.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.
- Comelec defers BARMM district reconstitution
- Alex Eala targets US Open Round of 32 in rematch against Spanish rival
- Hopes fading for Putin, Zelenskyy peace summit
- Rains over Metro Manila, parts of PH as LPA may develop into 'short-lived' tropical depression
- Comelec to resume BARMM polls ballot printing Thursday
- Japanese volunteers to PH 'bedrock' of bilateral relations, says envoy
- House holds budget review with 21 civil society organizations
- 'Large shark' kills man off Sydney beach
- Afghan quake death toll surges to over 2,200
- 1 of 2 suspects in Pasay robbery, rape arrested
