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Arroyo wants to allow dual citizens to hold public office

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 12:47 AM

Senior House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has filed a bill that seeks to allow Filipinos holding dual citizenship to hold public office. 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 »

'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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »