Sen Hontiveros probes Joseph Sy's alleged Chinese citizenship
Senator Risa Hontiveros announced on Thursday that her team will investigate potential connections between former Bamban mayor Alice Guo and nickel businessman Joseph Sy over alleged citizenship falsification.
Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution No. 93 to probe into Sy's case but admitted they have not found any direct links yet.
The senator expressed concern about Sy's ties with the Chinese Communist Party after he joined the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, raising questions about national security and sovereignty.
Documents presented by Hontiveros suggest that Sy is actually a Chinese citizen named Chen Zhong Zhen who misrepresented himself as Filipino.
The Bureau of Immigration confirmed on August 21 that Sy was arrested for misrepresenting his citizenship at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Hontiveros plans to invite the Philippine Statistics Authority and Local Civil Registrar to clarify how Sy obtained his Filipino citizenship during upcoming hearings.
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