JV to PNP: Run after aliens using dead people for IDs
SENATOR Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday revealed that foreign nationals have been using the identities of dead persons to secure government-issued identification cards in the Philippines.
During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on the recent spate of kidnappings and disappearances across the country, Ejercito urged the Philippine National Policy (PNP) to ramp up its operations against these criminal activities.
“PNP, please take note of that. We will confirm pero alam ko na nangyayari ‘to. Marami nang mga foreign nationals, in particular, mga mainland Chinese na pumasok dito, who are using identities of dead persons so that they can avail of rights and be considered as Filipino citizens,” he said.
Fortunato Manahan Jr., OIC deputy commissioner at the Bureau of Immigration, confirmed that they have deported a number of foreign nationals for using fraudulent passports, birth certificates, and marriage certificates.
“May mga cases and incidents po kaming naiintercept sa airports and sa community. Napapadeport po namin ang mga ‘yon,” he said.
Ejercito had earlier filed Proposed Senate Resolution No. 194, which seeks to direct the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs to conduct a probe on these “alarming” cases of kidnapping, abduction, and disappearances, especially those against women, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers, and Filipino-Chinese individuals.
The said resolution highlighted the alleged kidnapping of a Chinese national in broad daylight along the Skyway elevated highway and the documented torture of a male victim whose ear was cut off.
“Definitely, peace and order situation is the biggest factor in having a climate conducive for business to grow for us to be able to rebuild the economy after the pandemic.
Kailangan po maganda ang peace and order situation. Ngayon pa lang tayo nakakabuwelo after the two years of lockdown in the pandemic,” he said.
“We have to verify the authenticity of these videos so that we can attack the problems already head on and not cause panic sa ating mamamayan at business sector,” he added.
