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Government, Immigration, International, Politics, Travel

Leni Robredo To Travel To HK This Week To Test Its Immigration Policy

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Two former high-ranking officials of the Philippines — ex-Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales and ex-Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Del Rosario — were all but denied entry into Hong Kong recently, supposedly because of the complaint they filed before the International Criminal Court against Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Jinping was accused of crimes against humanity for China’s activities in disputed territory in the South China Sea.

Now, Vice President Leni Robredo says she will travel to Hong Kong this week on a personal business (shopping) to test HK’s Immigration policy against those who publicly criticize the Chinese government.

Robredo has slammed the ‘sinking’ of a Philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea and has called for a trial of the Chinese crew in the Philippines and under Philippine law.

The Office of the Vice President refused to confirm if Robredo will be using a diplomatic or regular Philippine passport.

Government, Immigration, International, Politics

BREAKING: Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros Denied Entry Into Macau, China

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HONG KONG, China (The Adobo Chronicles, Hong Kong Bureau) – First, it was former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales who was held by Chinese Immigration authorities as she tried to enter Hong Kong.  Then, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario suffered the same fate.

The two ex-Philippine officials under the NoyNoy Aquino administration co-signed a complaint against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with China’s activities to gain control over most of the South China Sea.

Now, The Adobo Chronicles has learned that Senator Risa Hontiveros is being held by Immigration authorities as she arrived in Macau for a much-needed vacation.

A Macau Immigration official said Hontiveros was stopped from entering the city, which, like Hong Kong , is part of China, for being a persona non grata. The charge arose from the Opposition Senator’s public statement relating to the maritime incident in the West Philippine Sea between a Philippine fishing boat and a Chinese vessel.

In her statement, she criticized a planned joint investigation of the incident by the Philippine and Chinese governments, calling the outcome as “lutong Macau.”

”Lutong Macau” is a old (offensive, racist) Filipino expression that means something was rigged.

 

Government, Immigration, International, Politics

Duterte Dares Senator Hontiveros To Migrate

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – If you have the guts to dare, you must also have the stamina to be dared. This was a hard lesson learned by Senator Risa Hontiveros.

Prior to Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Beijing a few weeks ago, Hontiveros dared the President to stand up to China and protest the presence of Chinese vessels around Pagasa Island occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.

Well, shortly after Duterte arrived from his China trip, the news media have reported that China has started withdrawing its vessels from the disputed territory.

So now, Duterte is returning the favor to Hontiveros by daring the Senator to migrate to any foreign country of her choice that would accept her.

A recent ‘story’ by Rappler says “migrate” was the most searched word on the Internet following the zero win of the Opposition in last month’s Senatorial elections.