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35 Hollywood Actors Join Waitlist To Replace Maria Ressa As Dual Citizen

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HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) – Previously, we reported that a British national wants to have Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s Filipino citizenship should an online petition asking the government to revoke her dual citizenship succeeds. To date, some 40,000 netizens have signed the petition.

Now, some 35 Hollywood actors and celebrities with Filipino heritage have added their names to the waitlist. They include singers Bruno Mars, Apl.De.Ap, Enrique Iglesias and Nicole Scherzinger, and actors Rob Schneider, Lou Diamond Phillips, Darren Criss, Tia Carrere and Tamlyn Tomita.

Who ever thought that Ressa’s dual citizenship was such a prized commodity?

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Donald Trump Joins Call To Revoke Maria Ressa’s Dual Citizenship

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268e4cbc-d9c6-4af1-986f-7a086bedb532WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – When it rains it pours! Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is not only facing the wrath of Filipinos; U.S. President Donald Trump has joined in the call to have her dual citizenship revoked.

Some 46,000 Filipino netizens (and counting) have signed an online petition asking the Philippines Department of Justice to look into Ressa’s activities which may be in violation of her oath of allegiance when she applied for dual citizenship.  

But there’s a catch: Trump is not Filipino so he has no right to petition the Philippine government to revoke Ressa’s Filipino citizenship.

Ressa, however, is also a U.S. citizen, so Trump has now ordered his Department of Justice to look into stripping her of her American citizenship.

When asked by The Adobo Chronicles for his motivation in wanting to revoke Ressa’s U.S. citizenship, Trump said, “You know how I hate fake news, especially CNN, and Ressa used to be a CNN correspondent. Once a CNN employee, always a CNN employee.”

Trump added that his move is also part of his ongoing campaign to rid the United States of non-white immigrants and naturalized citizens. “I will not only build a wall, I will also go after purveyors of fake news, especially if they are not natural-born citizens.”

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Exclusive: Interview With Maria Ressa On Dual Citizenship Petition

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85E74EC0-AE6D-482F-AA8F-84BD2FF1C488SINGAPORE (The Adobo Chronicles, Singapore Bureau) – An online petition on change.org is asking the Philippine Department of Justice to revoke the reacquired citizenship of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa because of alleged violation of her oath of allegiance as a Filipino dual citizen.

We caught up with Ressa at the Facebook regional headquarters in Singapore where she is reportedly meeting with top brass to explore closing down the FB accounts of each and every person who has signed the petition.  As of this writing, close to 35,000 haved signed.

Here’s our interview with Ressa:

AC: Any comment on the petition?

MR: Political harassment!

AC: Who do you think is behind this petition?

MR: Pro-Duterte trolls!

AC: What do you think would be the outcome of this petition?

MR: Suppression of Press Freedom!

AC: But you yourself have been accused of suppressing the freedom of speech of bloggers and netizens.

MR:  Those trolls! Trolls!

AC: Is it true both your parents are Indonesian?

MR: Pilipino po! As a dual citizen, I have both a PH and U.S. passport. I have both of the passports stamped whenever I exit or enter the Philippines.

AC: Is that even possible?

MR: Hehe, joke lang.

AC: Any comment on the criminal charges filed against you?

MR: Intimidation!

AC: And your warrants of arrest?

MR: Weaponizing the law to silence me and Rappler!

AC: How do you feel about all these “attacks” on you and Rappler?

MR: Death by a thousand cuts.

AC: Would you excuse us for a moment. Our phone connection is spotty.

MR: I will hold the line.

AC: Okay we’re back. If the petition to revoke your Philippine citizenship succeeds, what’s your plan?

MR: I will apply for political asylum in Hawaii.

AC: But you are a citizen of the United States.

MR:  Ah… uhm… Is Hawaii part of the United States?

(At this point, the connection was lost. Ressa could not hold the line.)