ManilaTimes-Sept 16
SEN. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday revealed that some foreigners have been using the identities of dead Filipinos to secure government-issued identification cards in the Philippines. The senator made the revelation during the Senate Committee on Public Order inquiry on the spate of kidnappings and disappearances.
“Please take note of that. We will confirm pero alam ko na nangyayari ‘to (But I know that this was happening),” he told officials of the Philippine National Police.
“Many foreign nationals, in particular, those from mainland China, are already using identities of dead persons so that they can avail of rights and be considered as Filipino citizens,” he said. Fortunato Manahan Jr., Bureau of Immigration deputy commissioner, confirmed that they have deported a number of foreign nationals for using fraudulent passports, birth certificates and marriage certificates. Ejercito earlier filed Resolution 194 asking the public order committee led by Sen. Ronald“Bato” dela Rosa, to probe the “alarming” cases of kidnapping, abduction and disappearances. “Definitely, peace and order situation is the biggest factor in having a climate conducive for business to grow for us to be able to rebuild the economy after the pandemic,” Ejercito said. He called on law enforcement agencies to update the committee on the status of their investigations on the abductions and disappearances of Filipinos and foreign nationals. “We do not want to cause panic because we want to be on our way to [economic] recovery,” Ejercito said. The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. said it has also received reports of kidnappings involving Chinese and Filipinos of Chinese descent. Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/09/16/news/foreigners-using-identities-of-dead-filipinos-jv/1858696
