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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 »

UK offers Hong Kongers citizenship in response to China

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 07:50 AM

Britain on Wednesday extended Hong Kong residents a broader path to citizenship in response to China's sweeping new security law for the former UK territory.   Read more »

OPINION: How dictators stayed in power while ruining the economy

Robert Labayen
Posted at Jun 23 01:35 AM

We have seen throughout history that in many parts of the world, in autocracies or in "democracies", there are people who can get carried away by power. It is obvious, what the world needs is not a better polity but better people to lead and be led. Read more »

'Dual citizens may karapatang mag-may-ari ng negosyo sa Pilipinas'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 07:57 PM

Kapwa naniniwala ang Department of Justice at Securities and Exchange Commission na ang mga may dual citizenship ay may karapatan na mag-may-ari ng negosyo sa Pilipinas gaya ng isang Pilipino. Read more »

Citizenship ni Gabby Lopez muling tinalakay sa House franchise hearing

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 07:40 PM

"Alam nyo po I'm already 68 years old. My record over the last 35 is in the public records... Time and again I have shown that my actions always favor the Filipinos," ani ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III.  Read more »

Gabby Lopez voted in 2016 US polls as dual citizen: Lagman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 07:00 PM

Congressmen on Monday questioned former ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III's allegiance and citizenship, taking issue with his voting record both in the Philippines and in the United States and possession of 2 passports. Read more »

Gabby Lopez 'inevitably qualified' to own, manage ABS-CBN: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 09:04 AM

ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III is "inevitably qualified" to own and manage a mass media company since there is no distinction between Filipinos and dual citizens under Philippine laws, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »

ABS-CBN chair emeritus Gabby Lopez asked to recite PH 'patriotic oath' in franchise hearing

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 03:32 PM

Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III was asked to recite the Philippine "Patriotic Oath" as congressmen continued to pounce Monday on his dual citizenship, alleging that it raised a conflict of interest when he headed shuttered media network ABS-CBN. Read more »

SEC agrees, dual citizens are '100 percent Filipino'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 07:23 PM

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday, it shared the view of the Justice Department that dual citizens are also 100 percent Filipino, its commissioner said.  Read more »

ABS-CBN's Gabby Lopez: I am a Filipino citizen ‘in thought, word, deed’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 03:07 PM

ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III on Monday said he is a Filipino "in thought, word and deed" as lawmakers continued scrutinizing his citizenship during a congressional hearing on the network's proposed fresh franchise.  Read more »

ABS-CBN's Gabby Lopez grilled for 3 hours on citizenship, passport issues

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 11:02 AM

MANILA - ABS-CBN Chairman Emeritus Eugenio Gabby Lopez III on Wednesday broke his silence on allegations he was not a Filipino citizen when he became owner and top executive of ABS-CBN, which is being used by those opposing a new broadcast franchise for the network because the 1987 Constitution limits mass media ownership to Filipinos only. Read more »

ABS-CBN's Gabby Lopez faces Congress to debunk false claims on his citizenship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:28 PM

ABS-CBN's chairman emeritus Eugenio Lopez III faces Congress to end, once and for all, circulating misinformation about his citizenship.  Read more »

Marcoleta sought to allow dual citizens to run for public office without renouncing foreign citizenship

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 12:54 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A lawmaker who questioned ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III's citizenship had previously sought to allow dual citizens to run for public office without renouncing foreign citizenship. Read more »

ABS-CBN Chairman Emeritus Gabby Lopez, humarap sa franchise hearing sa Kongreso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 08:38 PM

Isa ang citizenship ni Lopez sa mga kinukuwestiyon sa bagong prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. Read more »

Gabby Lopez 'identified' as Filipino in corporate records: SEC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 02:04 PM

ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III is a Filipino citizen based on corporate information submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulator said Wednesday.  Read more »

Solons ask: Can dual citizens own mass media in PH?

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:58 AM

ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III is a natural-born Filipino who can own and participate in the management of a mass media company, a number of congressmen said as hearings resumed Wednesday on the shuttered broadcast network’s application for a new operating franchise.  Read more »

Asserting Philippine citizenship, Gabby Lopez says 'committed' to service to Filipinos

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 01:05 PM

ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III on Wednesday asked lawmakers to look at his record of service to Filipinos as he answered questions on his citizenship, which critics raised against the proposed fresh franchise for the network.  Read more »

ABS-CBN's Gabby Lopez faces lawmakers to defend citizenship, franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 09:56 AM

ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III joined Wednesday a congressional hearing into the proposed fresh franchise for the network to defend its compliance with the law, including a ban on foreign ownership.  Read more »

'The truth': ABS-CBN rebuffs allegations in franchise hearing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 02:55 PM

The Lopez family rightfully reclaimed ABS-CBN Corp. after the restoration of democracy in 1986, its chief told a House franchise hearing on Monday, as he answered questions on the constitutionality of the company's operations. Read more »

'No basis in law': Solon refutes allegations vs Gabby Lopez's citizenship

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 01:35 PM

MANILA - Allegations on ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III’s citizenship "have no basis in law," a lawmaker said on Monday, as the lower chamber of Congress continued hearings on bills seeking a fresh 25-year franchise for the network.  Read more »