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Maria Ressa Responds To Online Petition For Revocation Of Her Dual Citizenship

February 25, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippies (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – An online petition urging the Philippines’ Department of Justice (DOH) to revoke the dual citizenship of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has, as of this writing, garnered over 7,000 signatures — more than the total number of islands in the Philippines.

The petition, started less than 48 hours ago, cites Ressa’s efforts to destablize the government and the Filipino people by claiming “suppression of Press Freedom,” “political harassment and intimidation.” It urged DOJ through the Bureau of Immigration to review Ressa’s activities which the petitioner says violate her oath of allegiance when she became a dual citizen. She also has U.S. citizenship.

Natural-born Filipinos who have naturalized as foreign citizens are allowed under Republic Act 9225 to re-aquire Philippine citizenship but must swear to uphold the Constitution, follow the law and recognize duly-constituted authorities. Ressa faces several cases for violating the Constitution and Philippine laws.

Responding to the petition, Ressa told The Adobo Chronicles that if the number of signatures reaches 16 Million — the number of votes Rodrigo Duterte garnered in the last Presidential elections — she will voluntarily give up her dual citizenship and relocate to her other country, America.

Additional signatures to the petition are still being accepted HERE.

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Journalist Inday Espina Varona To Be Charged With Rebellion

February 24, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

C2A5DC66-FC98-4E9F-AF68-8037437C5455 MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Be careful what you tweet because it could get you in trouble — deep trouble.

Because of a single post on her Twitter account, journalist Inday Espina Varona now faces rebellion charges, not because she called President Rodrigo Duterte a “tyrant” (this tyrant recognizes and respects free speech) but because she saluted, not the Philippine flag, but the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed insurgent group that has been fighting the government for decades.

In her tweet, Varona said “saludo” (salute) to the NPA which, in effect, qualified as rebellion against the duly-constituted government of the Philippines. 75689735-C948-4253-B8A0-7F57DC64B4F0

The LGBT community, however, praised Varona for advocating on their behalf and for defending same-sex marriage.

Immigration, International, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Media

U.S. President Donald Trump Joins In The Fray Regarding Maria Ressa

February 21, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s much-ballyhooed claim of suppression of Press Freedom, harassment and political intimidation has caught the fancy of several international media organizations.

Ressa’s claim stems from several cases filed against her that prompted the issuance of warrants of arrest. She is charged with tax evasion and cyber libel.

Now, U.S. President Donald Trump has joined in the fray over Ressa, but for a different reason.

Trump is now questioning Ressa’s dual U.S. and Filipino citizenship in the light of allegations that she is not even Filipino. Some in social media allege that both of Ressa’s parents are Indonesian which makes her ineligible for automatic Filipino citizenship.

”How can I trust her to be an American if she can’t even be trusted to tell the truth about her Filipino heritage.” Trump told The Adobo Chronicles.

”I am therefore inclined to order the State Department and the Department of Justice to revoke Ressa’s U.S. citizenship unless she can show me her birth certificate proving she is Filipino.”

Trump is credited for the birthright movement which came about when he questioned Barack Obama’s citizenship. He continued to doubt Obama’s being a natural-born American citizen even after the former U.S. President made public his birth certificate proving he was born in Hawaii.

We tried to reach Ressa at the Rappler headquarters today for comment but she and her staff were busy dealing with a protest staged by two prominent bloggers, Mark Lopez and Jovybev Aquino who accused her of destroying the image of the Philippines through her antics about her legal troubles.