THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chaired by Senator Pia Cayetano started Wednesday its probe into the fraudulent issuance of legitimate government-issued documents, including passports and driver’s license, to unscrupulous foreign nationals, which is now being considered as a “national security concern.
THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chaired by Senator Pia Cayetano started Wednesday its probe into the fraudulent issuance of legitimate government-issued documents, including passports and driver’s license, to unscrupulous foreign nationals, which is now being considered as a “national security concern.”
During interpellation, Dela Rosa said that “more than a dozen Filipino passport holders obviously not Filipinos.” He raised the alarm as it “involves national security.” The senator cited the case of a Vietnamese national who was issued with a Philippine passport. She said the Vietnamese national, whom she did not identify pursuant to the Data Privacy Act, was recently deported by the BI after being discovered in possession of a fraudulently obtained Philippine passport.
The DFA and BI both confirmed that they are aware of the case of Jane. “So, just to state for the record, it is the State’s duty to protect and maintain the integrity and credibility of passports and travel documents,” the senator said. Meanwhile, the DFA said that it immediately reconvened the inter-agency committee on passport irregularity following the November 23 budget deliberations.
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