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[OPINION] May Day Eve

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at May 05 12:04 AM

As god-fearing citizens dutybound to protect our democracy, we continue to pray that next week, a different May Day mirror-image appears, where true representative democracy prevails and we indeed see, not a demon, but ourselves reflected back. Read more »

Yuka Saso pinili ang Japanese citizenship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 07:37 PM

Itinuturing pa ring golfing hero ng Pilipinas ang kampeon na si Yuka Saso sa kabila ng kaniyang citizenship decision, ayon sa National Golf Association of the Philippines. Read more »

Daijobou (It's alright) Yuka-chan, daijobou

Jijil Jimenez
Updated as of Nov 05 09:56 PM

Choose, Yuka-chan, and be done with it. There will always be a part of you that will forever be Filipino as you take on the world. Read more »

Top golfer Yuka Saso selects Japanese citizenship

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 03 08:46 PM

"It's true that I have selected Japanese citizenship," said the 20-year-old. "I've been thinking that I'd choose Japanese citizenship." Read more »

Golf: Yuka Saso to choose Japan citizenship, reports say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 08:55 PM

Reigning US Open champion Yuka Saso has already planned to choose Japanese citizenship once she turns 22, according to Japanese media reports. Read more »

Qatar emir vows reform after vote controversy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 06:49 PM

Qatar's emir pledged "equal citizenship" after some people were excluded from participating in the country's first legislative election. Read more »

House OKs Filipino citizenship of Elizabeth Zobel De Ayala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 11:18 PM

Elizabeth is the wife of business tycoon Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala. Read more »

USCIS unveils new Covid-19 vaccination requirement for green card applicants

Henni Espinosa | TFC News USA
Posted at Sep 16 01:36 PM

Starting next month, those who want to apply to immigrate to the U.S. will have to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19. Read more »

Elizabeth Eder-Zobel de Ayala's PH citizenship nears

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:22 PM

The House of Representatives has approved on 2nd reading House Bill 9376 granting Philippine citizenship to Elizabeth Eder-Zobel De Ayala. Read more »

'The Hungry Syrian Wanderer' ganap nang Filipino citizen

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 08:17 AM

Inamin ng sikat na vlogger at social media personality na si Basel Manadil o mas kilala bilang si The Hungry Syrian Wanderer na isa na siyang naturalized Filipino citizen.  Read more »

Football: Marañon stays positive while waiting for Filipino citizenship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 05:31 PM

United City's Bienvenido Marañon chose to remain optimistic despite anxiously waiting for his naturalization papers to be approved. Read more »

Children of war: UNHCR focuses on stateless Japanese descendants in Philippines

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 29 07:10 AM

MANILA - A report on people without a nationality who live in the Philippines has been issued by the local office of the U.N. refugee agency, drawing attention to Filipinos of Japanese descent seeking citizenship of Japan. Read more »

UAAP: Local or import? Angara questions status of Kouame if naturalized

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 05:11 PM

But Gordon said that counting Kouame as an “import” once he becomes naturalized suppresses his rights and privileges as a citizen of the Philippines. Read more »

UAE to offer citizenship to selected expats in rare move for Gulf

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 12:38 AM

"Investors, specialized talents and professionals including scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, authors and their families" are qualified. Read more »

UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China

Yew Lun Tian and William James, Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 11:12 PM

BEIJING/LONDON - Britain on Friday hailed a new visa offering Hong Kong citizens a route to citizenship after China's crackdown but Beijing said it would no longer recognize special British passports offered to residents of the former colony. Read more »

Japan court rules ban on multiple nationality constitutional

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 21 01:59 PM

A Japanese court ruled Thursday that the country's nationality law, which forbids multiple nationality, is constitutional, in a judicial decision believed to be the first concerning the regulation. Read more »

EU takes legal action against 'golden passport' schemes in Cyprus, Malta

Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 09:25 PM

BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive said on Tuesday it was launching legal action against Cyprus and Malta over their investor citizenship programs, also known as "golden passport" schemes.   Read more »

OPINION: Urban planning for dummies

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Aug 30 02:41 AM

Elements of urban planning form a concept of life that ought to be wired into our beings, albeit subconsciously, as second nature. Thus, we become truly "concerned citizens,” responsible contributing participants in the nation’s polity.  Read more »

Looming fee increase could thwart many US citizenship applications

Hailey Fuchs, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 18 12:03 AM

The Trump administration moved late last month to raise the cost of naturalization applications by more than 80% and to substantially tighten eligibility requirements for a subsidized application. Read more »

Refugee educator fired for 'monkey' racist insult at Giannis Antetokounmpo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 05:23 AM

A Greek official responsible for educating refugees was fired on Friday for making racist comments about Greek professional basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose parents emigrated from Nigeria to the country. Read more »