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Some of the most inspiring father and son stories

Robert Labayen
Updated as of Jan 08 04:59 PM

Good fathers are the best examples for their sons. Read more »

India death toll rises in clashes over citizenship law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 04:58 AM

Six more protesters died in India Friday in fresh clashes between police and demonstrators, taking the death toll to 15 in more than a week of unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Read more »

At least 2 dead after police open fire amid raging India protests

Bhuvan Bagga, Jalees Andrabi and Vishal Manve, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 04:05 AM

At least 2 people are dead after police opened fire at a demonstration as fresh protests erupted across India against a contentious citizenship law that critics say is anti-Muslim.   Read more »

Citizenship fears fuel anger among India's Muslims

Jalees Andrabi, Ammu Kannampilly and Aishwarya Kumar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 01:46 AM

It's a fear shared by other Muslims under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more »

India protests rage over 'anti-Muslim' law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 11:45 PM

Fresh protests rocked India on Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim, after six people died in the northeast and up to 200 were injured in New Delhi. Read more »

OPINION: Internationalization of Citizenship

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Dec 16 03:15 PM

What is citizenship today other than a piece of paper or legal status declaring your allegiance to a particular country? Read more »

2 million face statelessness as Indian state publishes citizenship list

Anup Sharma, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 04:46 PM

GUWAHATI, India – Almost 2 million people in northeast India were left facing statelessness on Saturday after the state of Assam published a citizenship list aimed at weeding out "foreign infiltrators" in a process the central government wants to replicate nationwide. Read more »

Trump administration tightens citizenship rules for children of US military abroad

Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 08:06 AM

Children born to U.S. citizens stationed abroad as government employees or members of the U.S. military will no longer qualify for automatic American citizenship under a policy change unveiled on Wednesday by the Trump administration. Read more »

Be an angel for one another

Robert Labayen
Updated as of Aug 26 04:40 PM

Angels are mentioned about 300 times in Scripture. But no verse says they always wear white robes, have two wings and a harp.  Read more »

Citizen Gina

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 02:41 PM

Thank you for the love. Read more »

Trump nixes program that allows Pinoy vets to bring families to US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 10:22 AM

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services said Friday the Trump administration is ending the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole (FWVP) program, which allows veterans to bring family members to the US before their green cards are available. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Paying it forward for Batanes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 01:19 PM

“Bayanihan para sa Batanes” encourages photographers to support relief efforts for the Ivatans. Funds raised will be used to buy basic supplies for the locals and support rebuilding efforts in Itbayat. Read more »

Commit to God, the returns overflow

Robert Labayen
Posted at Jul 01 12:22 PM

The Law of Nature shows us that one mango seed can become a mango tree that bears thousands of fruits for many generations! It’s the same with our good deeds. The returns overflow!   Read more »

US citizenship, immigration services to close Manila office

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 06:59 PM

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will permanently close its field office in Manila beginning July 5, a move seen to be in line with the Trump administration's plan to reduce its presence abroad and limit both legal and illegal immigration. Read more »

Citizenship applications to continue despite planned USCIS Manila office shutdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 01:17 PM

The processing of international adoptions and US citizen visa applications would not be disrupted despite the planned closure of several United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office, including the one in Manila, an official from the agency said. Read more »

Italya naghigpit sa pagbibigay ng citizenship

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Nov 27 12:30 PM

MILAN, Italy - Sa pagtaas ng bilang ng mga Pilipinong permanenteng naninirahan at nagtatrabaho sa Italya, marami ang nagnanais na maging Italian citizen.   Read more »

Trump to push executive order to end birthright citizenship

Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 09:52 PM

It was unclear what specific action his order would pursue, and Trump gave no other details. Read more »

More than 4 million Pinoys staying in US: Census Bureau

Jon Melegrito, Manila Mail
Updated as of Sep 21 02:09 PM

The U.S. Census Bureau announced in its latest American Community Survey (ACS) data that there are now 4,037,564 Filipinos in the United States. Read more »

Busking for a cause: Baguio group performs to raise funds for Ompong survivors

Jacq Parairo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 04:47 PM

MANILA - Musicians performed along Session Road in Baguio City this week to raise funds for hospital expenses of survivors of Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut), which ravaged northern Luzon over the weekend. Read more »

Stateless footballers rescued from Thai cave granted citizenship

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 02:06 PM

Thailand on Wednesday granted citizenship to stateless members of the football team rescued from a cave last month in a saga which gripped the world. Read more »