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NABABAHALA ang mga senador sa umano’y pag-iisyu ng mga pasaporte sa Chinese national at tinawag itong banta sa pangkalahatang seguridad.
Nauna na itong pinuna ni Senador Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa deliberasyon ng ipinanukalang P5.768 trillion national budget sa 2024.
Sa plenary debate, hiniling ni dela Rosa kay Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, sponsor ng Department of Foreign Affairs, kung alam nito ang umano’y galawan ng mga dayuhang mayroong Philippine passports.
Sinabi ni Legarda na alam ng DFA ang alegasyon at nagsasagawa na umano ng aksiyon para tugisin ang mga dayuhan na nagkaroon g pasaporte.
“The DFA notes that these foreign nationals post themselves as Filipinos by assuming Filipino identities through the presentation of authentic and genuine Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) birth certificates with valid government-issued identification cards (IDs) that are accepted for passport application,” sabi ni Legarda.
“The DFA further notes that some of these foreign nationals post themselves as persons with disability and presented authentic persons with disability IDs. In doing so, these individuals are escorted by their immediate family members and relatives during the passport application form,” ayon pa sa senador.
Nais din ni Legarda na magkaroon ng imbestigasyon hindi lamang sa DFA officials kundi sa mga ahensiyang sangkot sa iregularidad.
“I thank your Honor for bringing it to our attention because it is not just an issue of passport. It is a national security issue,” ayon pa kay Legarda.
