Category Archives: Law Enforcement

Human Interest, International, Law Enforcement

DONALD TRUMP TO CHALLENGE SUPERMAN’S DUAL CITIZENSHIP

October 21, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Capture LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – Well, it appears that Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is not only a self-proclaimed birther and an opponent of birth tourism (a.k.a. ‘anchor babies’); he is also against dual citizenship.

Case in point: Trump says that if elected president, he will issue an executive order that would revoke Superman’s dual citizenship.

While Superman has apparently renounced his U.S. citizenship in favor of being an honorary citizen of every country in the world, Kent Clark has chosen to retain his. That makes Superman/Clark a dual citizen.

“Superman can’t have the best of both worlds,” Trump said. “He is either a U.S. citizen or an undocumented alien.”

While many countries allow dual citizenship for its natural-born population, the United States does not formally recognize such status for U.S. citizens.

Law Enforcement, Travel

FLYING DOMESTIC? YOU WILL NEED A U.S. PASSPORT, THANKS TO GEORGE W. BUSH

October 15, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

EPassports NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – Flying from New York to San Francisco? Louisiana to Los Angeles? Minnesota to Florida? New Hampshire to Colorado? Well, you’d better have a valid U.S. passport.

Sure, these are domestic flights, but thanks to a law signed by President George W. Bush in 2005, following 9/11, issuance of state IDs and driver’s licenses has become more strict and cumbersome.

The REAL ID Act forces all U.S. states and territories to demand more proof of identity when issuing IDs, such as a verified original copy of a person’s birth certificate. Plus, it also increases the technology present in the government-issued cards.

Four states — New York, Louisiana, Minnesota and New Hampshire — have refused to comply with the new law which means that if those four states don’t upgrade their ID systems, the Transportation Security Administration or TSA will demand that residents use passports rather than driver’s licenses to board domestic flights beginning in 2016.

The TSA will accept U.S. passport cards which cost $55, or passport books costing $135 as valid ID.

On the positive side, this will mean more revenue for the State Department which issues U.S. passports and passport cards. Foreign embassies and consulates in the U.S. will also see increased revenue for non-U.S. citizens who will need to secure passports from their respective countries of origin.

Government, International, Law Enforcement

U.S. CONGRESS HALTS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PHILIPPINE EMBASSY AND CENTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

October 11, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adocho Chronicles) – The Congress of the United States has filed a complaint against the construction of a new Philippine Embassy and Center in Washington, D.C.

The new construction involves a 46-storey building that will house the Philippine Embassy as well as government and private suites owned or managed by Filipino individuals and organizations.

It resembles the Torre de Manila condominium project which has been the subject of controversy and lawsuits in the Philippines because it was “photobombing” the Dr. Jose Rizal (Philippines’ national hero) monument in Luneta Park.

John Boehner, in one of his last initiatives before he steps down as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said that the new construction obliterates not only the skyline of Washington, D.C, but the solemn and historical significance of the Capitol Building. “We must stop the construction,” Boehner said.