'Susugal pa ba tayo muli sa isang taong ikinubli sa Kongreso ang kanyang mga kaduda-dudang kaugnayan?' says Senator Hontiveros, who failed to convince her colleagues to deny Filipino citizenship to the Chinese businessman
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MANILA, Philippines – With a vote of 19-1, the Senate on Monday night, January 27, approved a bill granting Filipino citizenship to Chinese businessman Li Duan Wang, despite serious concerns raised by Senate Deputy Minority LeaderIn her explanation of her no vote to the bill granting Filipino citizenship to Wang, Hontiveros reiterated the “huge red flags” that she had raised during her interpellation of House Bill No. 8839, which was sponsored by Senator Francis Tolentino.
Based on documents from Securities and Exchange Commission, Wang lied and presented himself as a Filipino named “Mark Co Ong.
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