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P300K price tag for fake birth certificate, passport and gov't IDs — Gatchalian
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian revealed that fake birth certificates, along with passports and driver's licenses, can cost as much as P300,000.
This information came to light following a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) report detailing how approximately 200 Chinese nationals obtained fraudulent birth certificates from the Municipal Civil Registry in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur between 2018 and 2019.
Gatchalian expressed serious concern over this issue, likening the situation to having "200 Alice Guos" and suggesting the involvement of a syndicate within the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or local officials in Santa Cruz.
The senator's statement highlights a potentially widespread problem of syndicates facilitating the acquisition of counterfeit official documents in the Philippines.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating a syndicate allegedly behind the issuance of around 1,200 fake birth certificates in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has uncovered nearly 200 counterfeit birth certificates issued primarily to Chinese nationals by the civil registry in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur between 2018 and 2019.
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Lanao del Sur Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Adiong has filed House Resolution 1802, calling for a congressional inquiry into the proliferation of fake Philippine birth certificates and passports issued to foreigners.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) considers the increasing number of foreigners using falsified Philippine documents a significant national security concern.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Southeastern Mindanao Region (SEMRO) has filed five criminal charges against a 21-year-old Chinese national, identified as Hanlin Qiu and using the Filipino name Hengson Lemosnero.
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