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BI: Mining exec Joseph Sy still detained
A Taguig City court ordered the release of Joseph Sy, chairperson of Global Ferronickel Holdings, from Bureau of Immigration detention after granting his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Sy was arrested on August 21 for allegedly misrepresenting his Filipino citizenship, as his fingerprints allegedly matched those of a Chinese national.
The BI accused Sy of misrepresenting his citizenship after his fingerprints allegedly matched those of a Chinese national named Chen Zhong Zhen, who holds an Alien Certificate of Registration identity card.
Taguig Regional Trial Court Branch 271 Presiding Judge Paz Esperanza Cortes gave "superior weight" to Sy's birth certificates and passports as proof of his Filipino citizenship over the ACR I-Card.
However, the Bureau of Immigration is appealing the court's decision and Sy remains in detention.
The BI intends to appeal the order to the Court of Appeals.
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The Taguig Regional Trial Court has reiterated its order for the release of mining executive Joseph Sy, chair of Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI), urging authorities to comply with the earlier ruling.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is appealing a Taguig City court's order for the release of businessman Joseph Sy, whom the BI identifies as Chinese national Chen Zhong Zhen.
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