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I told DZRH radio why Vice-President Binay owes the Marcoses big time

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By Raïssa Robles

This morning even before I had my coffee, I had a chat with one of the country’s veteran radio broadcasters, Mr. Niel Ocampo of DZRH radio.

It was the first time in a very long time that I had chatted with Niel, who knows the ins and outs of Philippine politics.

He wanted to ask  me about a piece I wrote four years ago entitled Did VP Jojo Binay mislead PNoy on the Marcos burial issue? 

Ordinarily, I would not have agreed to be interviewed that early but this was Niel, a colleague in the trenches. We used to bounce around  gossip and analysis to while away the time in between hearings and sessions at the Senate when we were beat reporters there.

DZRH very kindly sent me an audio clip of the interview.

Here it is below:

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  1. OFF TOPIC. A FEEL GOOD NEWS

    INTERAKSYON — Software industry revenues may match remittances (October 12, 2015 2:25 PM)

    Excerpts:
    ——————————————————–
    MANILA, Philippines — Receipts from the local software outsourcing industry may match or even outstrip remittances from overseas Filipino workers according to an industry source.

    According to Jonathan Defensor de Luzuriaga, president of the Philippine Software Industry Association, their $15.5 billion industry may be “the next OFW phenomenon” if its current trajectory continues on its path.

    The business process outsourcing industry as a whole is targeting $25 billion in revenues next year to be at par with remittances. Last year, total OFW remittances hit $24.3 billion. The industry association IT-Business Process Outsourcing Association of the Philippines is currently working on its post-2016 roadmap.
    ——————————————————–

  2. NOTES ON P-NOY’S REMARKS ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LP SENATORIAL SLATE

    Mahusay talaga itong si P-noy. Maski may “prompter” sya sa mga speeches nya ang dating palagi ay parang “extemporaneous” at malaki ang audience presence at malakas ang epekto ng “jokes” nya. Sa init ng kampanya malaking “resource” yan. Kumpara nyo sa mumbling ni Binay at ma bi BiGo and kanyang kampanya.

    Ang pwede lang makatalo sa audience response ay si Miriam.

    • I’m in heaven, pacman is not in LP’s senatorial line up. risa hontiveros is there, loved, loved, loved risa hontiveros.

    • hindi pwedeng ilakas ni jjb ang salita.
      maririnig ang mga sinasabi niya.
      baka maintindihan ng masa.
      mumbling is just enough for him.

  3. Let’s take a break.

    A scenario to COMPLETE the pairing of P and VP???

    Putting the facts and tsismis/guesses together:

    Roxas-Robredo
    Poe-Escudero
    Binay-Honasan
    Duterte-Cayetano
    Erap-Marcos
    Miriam-Trillanes

    :-)

    • I count there are SEVEN CLOWNS.

      ‘ Isn’t they’re rich? Are they a pair?
      They’re here at last on the ground and we in mid-air
      Send out the clowns

      Aren’t they beasts? Yes we don’t approve!
      They who keeps stealing around and we who can’t move
      But these are the clowns! Don’t vote for these clowns. . .’

      hehehe

      • leona, GMA NEWS reports that as of noon, at least 10 presidential aspirants have filed their COCs, carrying with them the motherhood promise to help the country beat the odds it faces. Among them is 38-year-old Sel Hope Kang, the lone female aspirant so far, who got emotional when she took the podium and stood before the press.

        Pumunta ka na sa COMELEC para maging 11. Sorry, “joke only.”

    • new pair sel hope kang for pres. and mamon for vice. this give birth to the new tandem:
      SEL- MAMON

      nanay: anak pliz sel BI-HON
      anak: paniz na po ang ating BI-HON
      nanay: ok anak pliz SEL-MAMON nalang

    • Surely Philippines is suffering from ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION, nobody’s pairing give me an exciting arousal except RORO 2016. :D

  4. Atty. Frank Lobrigo wrote IMO the most plausible explanation on GPL’s citizenship. He is puzzled why a child of a known Filipino mother under the 1935 constitution is discriminated against a “foundling” like GPL. Meaning that under GPL’s theory she would be NBFC because she is a foundling. But a child of a known Filipino mother and unknown father would be non-NBFC although a Philippine citizen nonetheless because he or she merely elected Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority. Atty. Lobrigo said:

    “Under the 1935 Constitution, the prevailing legal regime when Poe was born, the status of natural-born citizenship could be acquired only by descent from a known Filipino father or mother. The citizen’s bloodline tie of allegiance to his/her country is the determinative factor to consider him/her natural-born. In case the bloodline ascends to a Filipino mother, the acquisition of natural-born status is subject to a positive act by the progeny—that is, the election of Filipino citizenship upon reaching the age of majority, which must be annotated on his/her birth certificate.”

    “In a paper published in the International Journal of Refugee Law, Vol. 10 No. ½, titled “Statelessness and the Problem of Resolving Nationality,” Carol A. Batchelor, legal adviser on statelessness and related nationality issues of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, made this observation on the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness: “[It] does not require a contracting State unconditionally to grant nationality to any stateless person but seeks, rather, to balance factors of birth and descent in an effort to avoid the creation of statelessness by reflecting an individual’s genuine and effective existing connection with the State.”

    “From this expert perspective, it appears that the Convention per se cannot be a source of nationality or citizenship. To confer the citizenship would still require an enabling act from the contracting State. Hence, the 1961 Hague Convention is not a self-executing treaty law. In the 2008 case of Medellin v. Texas, the US Supreme Court held the principle that a treaty or convention cannot have an automatic and directly-enforceable effect in domestic jurisdiction unless by the nature of the treaty or convention it is self-executing. Poe’s unknown biological parents, therefore, cannot be considered Filipino citizens by mere presumption of law or legal fiction.”

    “If the 1973 and 1987 Constitutions cannot be resorted to as curative remedy to a constitutional challenge to citizenship under the 1935 Constitution, there would be no plausible justification why a descendant of a known Filipino mother should be treated less under the law over one with unknown Filipino bloodline.”

      • It is important to take note what the US Supreme Court said in the Medellin case that in the ‘absence of a legislation’ a UN treaty has no binding federal law or such treaty does not automatically makes it a binding domestic law.

        No automatic application of UN treaty on a nation’s domestic law. Legislation must exists for that.

    • Rene-Ipil,

      Re your Post 172.3.2: Back at the time when Grace was not yet dizzy from her ratings numbers, if my recollection is right, calls to subject herself to DNA test that will disprove that either Rosemarie is her mother or F Marcos is her father were met with answers to the effect of the ridiculousness of the suggestion. This I believe at that time was motivated by the genuine desire to protect her immediate family — husband and children — from the negative consequence of such revelation from the test, even if the fact is known to her already even without a test.

      But I now believe, as you suggested in your referenced Post, that she will reveal the fact that Rosemarie is her mother if forced to, to help insure her becoming President. In other words, political consideration, once more trumps family consideration.

        • To one type of military mind: “damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” — if only to get to the prize. Sorry, my apologies to the military where that phrase has its virtue.

      • At sakali mang ilabas o lumabas na katotohanang si Rosemarie ang tunay na ina ni Grace karagdagang puntos ito sa mga kasinungalingang nanggagaling mismo kay Grace at\o Susan (Roces) Sonora. Huli na kung sakaling ito ay totoo. Hindi ko masisikmura na maging pangulo ng Pilipinas
        1. ang isang minsa’y tumalikod sa kanyang pagiging Pilipino,
        2. ang pamilya ay hindi mga Pilipino ,
        3. sarili ang inuuna bago bayan
        4. hindi marunong magpahalaga sa pangako,
        5. kulang sa karanasan at pang-unawa ng pagiging Pilipino.

        • Marami nga ang pabigat kay GPL. At saka sa paninging ko, kailangang timbangin nya and “gains versus loses” kung nagkataong ilalahad nya ang DNA na magpapatunay na si Rosemarie and ina nya. Pwedeng makasama sa kanyang kampanya. Kasi ang itatanong — sino ang tatay? Ang implikasyon nyan kay Susan at yumaong FPJ ay masama.

        • @c.rosales,
          at kung anak nga ni RS, hindi ba nagsinungaling si mgl?.
          sabi mismo ni susan, ang S ay kapatid ng Magnanakaw.
          angkop kung ang ama ay si fm?

          basta ako ayaw ko sa kanya.
          hindi isyu sa akin ang nbfc at residency.

          sa akin, competency pa lang, sabit na siya.

      • if once she is ‘forced’ to reveal that fact with proof(s) (of course) and accepted, she then is a NBFC.

        The ‘IF’ problem is that: she will have the ODDS of losing the P for LYING as a CANDIDATE for P.

        Plus, she will be subject of a criminal charge for PERJURY for her verified answer before the SET.

        And pending such criminal charge, she will be a candidate for P = prison. And lose all her PPs = passports.

        . . . and find herself in the worst of both LOST WORLDS.

        what an imagination to have * * *

    • To move forward from the apparent State neglect, legislators (as well as those in the executive) must be prompted, alerted, encouraged…in Pilipino…

      KALAMPAGIN!!!

      https://raissarobles.com/2015/09/25/i-told-dzrh-radio-why-vice-president-binay-owes-the-marcoses-big-time/comment-page-3/#comment-340271

      By recent details of information ever since the issue on foundlings’ nationality was brought to fore…

      Only Lito Lapid responded to the cue on the legislation route…

      • Well-reasoned notes supported by references from a lawyer with credentials as against lawyers peddling the LEGAL FICTION that GPL is a NFBC absent proof positive (such as DNA) to support such contention by such lawyers.

      • The final sentence/paragraph of this article says it all in a nutshell;-

        “It is for each State to determine under its own law who are its nationals.”

        Well written and additional reinforcement for the points raised many times in this blog.
        Both Rene-Ipil and Baycas could contribute equally as expertly to any National newspaper.

  5. Is the Truth Sexy?

    Did you watch the video of Grace Poe delivering oratorics by The-Claim-a-tion? Did you find it interesting or boring?

    Did  you watch the video of Theep-Truth?
    Did you  find it interesting? Did you find Linda Lovelace titillating?

    So, are you now convinced that indeed, Theep-Truth is sexy?

    Parekoy
    10-11-15

  6. DM (Daang Matuwid) vs BU (Bagong Umaga)

    News item: PH firms in billion-dollar global shopping spree

    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/10/11/15/ph-firms-billion-dollar-global-shopping-spree

    Last two paragraphs:

    “The Philippines ranks 95th out of 189 economies based on ease of doing business, according to The World Bank’s International Finance Group.

    But that is a huge improvement: under Aquino’s reign the Philippines has moved up 53 spots in the last four years.”

    For “tantes”, both “____tantes” and “non-____tantes”, DM or BU? Take your pick!

    • bagong umaga para sa mga bagong gising! they might as well wear tight jeans too, because that is what grace favors, tight jeans na makitid at makipot. shows off the bum.

  8. year 2007 palang pala ay balak na nyang pumasok sa larangan ng politika. dahil active na sya sa mga organizations after namatay si fpj. ayaw si susan roces na tumakbo si fpj noon kaya sinabihan nya si grace na i prove nya muna ang kanyang sarili sa public service before she run for public office. ayon ine recommend sya ng showbiz industry kay pnoy.

    the most important legacy fpj left for them: good, honest and sincere na gusto nyang ipagpatuloy.
    Poe: I will be using ‘Grace Poe’ and ‘dropping Llamanzares’
    by ANCalerts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac9jA8ONUjw

    sometime in 2013 brian was already looking forward for presidential election…in fairness magaling syang magsalita , ng english LOL ;-D

    Interview with Brian Poe Llamanzares
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TRBAwXfFzI

  9. STOP THESE CLAIMS:

    noong june 24, 2015 ay 4th place ang davao and less than a month nagiging number 1 na as worlds safest cities.

    IMHO very clear and loud. POLITICS LANG YAN….PINUPOLITIKA LANG TAYO… FOR THE EYES OF VOTING PEOPLE – BLACK PROPOGANDA TALAGA IYAN.

    davao city, now the number 1 safest city in the world posted july 7,2015 by pinoytrending http://pinoytrending.altervista.org/

    DUTERTE’S DAVAO CITY THE NEW NO.1 SAFEST CITY …
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOjlA_lPLbc

    Davao, Philippines now world’s 4th safest city – Sun.Star
    http://www.sunstar.com.ph › Davao › Local News
    Jun 24, 2015 – DAVAO

    • tama, kalakala, propaganda yan, tatakbo kasi bilang presidente si duterte, kaya safest city kaagad ang davao upang may maipagmayabang siya.

      yong tatlong dayuhan at isang pinay na nakidnap at hinahanap hanggang ngayon, sa north davao resort yata nangyari ang kidnapping, within duterte’s telescopic eyesight? sometimes, I think, it was done with duterte’s consent. the kidnappers were allowed to stop over in another sityo in davao, where they will not be challenged or disturbed, dahil ang mga kakilala yata nila duon has duterte’s protection, helped them change boat too, and then on to oblivion.

      pustahan tayo, in time, the kidnap victims will be release to duterte, thus catapulting duterte to fame and to number spot sa survey, karapat dapat na maging presidente.

      hindi kasi pinayagan ni prez aquino si duterte na makipag-exchange ang sarili sa mga hostages, kaya medyo na- eclipsed ang halo ni duterte. duterte has to try something to make himself relevant and outstanding lalo nang palapit ang election, niligawan pa naman siya nina bong marcos at cayetano, gusto maging bise niya.

      safest city, methink, any criminal passing by davao city is allowed safe passage; untouched, and so, law and order is maintained. safe haven nila ang davao city, their dirty business done elsewhere. and if criminals and smugglers live in davao city, duterte would protect them, if the price is right. and as long as they do their dirty business outside davao city, they’re welcome to stay.

  10. On May 18, 2015…

    Mary Grace said the untruth when the truth is that she hadn’t complied with Philippine law yet when she took office as MTRCB Chair still a US citizen…

    Senator Grace Poe said on Monday that she was a dual citizen and she had renounced her United States citizenship even before she entered government service and become chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

    “Ako’y naging dual citizen noon, but I had to give it up. Kinailangan kong isuko iyan. Ang kondisyon niyan (dual citizenship), kapag ikaw ay maninilbihan sa gobyerno, sa anumang posisyon, kailangan ay isuko mo kung anuman ang naging isa pang citizenship mo,” Poe said.

    xxxxx

    “Hindi ako maglalakas-loob na tumanggap ng posisyon sa gobyerno, sa MTRCB (Movie Television Review and Classification Board) pa lang, kung hindi ako kwalipikado at hindi ako Pilipino,” she added.

    Poe was MTRCB chair from 2010 to 2012.

    Senator Poe said she already submitted her travel documents to authorities and the public can scrutinize it.

    “Malinaw po sa mga dokumento, hindi po ito tagong yaman. Ito po ay mga dokumentong naisumite ko na sa mga ahensya na pwede ninyong busisiin,” she said.

    xxxxx

    “To revert back to Filipino citizenship, ire-renounce mo lang ‘yung US citizenship mo. ‘Yun lang ang ginawa ko. ‘Yun kasi ay condition ng Dual Citizenship Law. Hindi iyon to-reacquire Philippine citizenship kasi it reverts back to that automatically,” she said.

    — ELR/KG, GMA News

    – See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/489298/news/nation/sen-grace-poe-i-renounced-us-citizenship-before-becoming-mtrcb-chief

    However, pieces of documentary evidence do not lie.

    • As pointed out by @yvonne in Comment No. 158…

      Section 5. Civil and Political Rights and Liabilities – Those who retain or re-acquire Philippine citizenship under this Act shall enjoy full civil and political rights and be subject to all attendant liabilities and responsibilities under existing laws of the Philippines and the following conditions:

      3. Those appointed to any public office shall subscribe and swear to an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines and its duly constituted authorities prior to their assumption of office: Provided, That they renounce their oath of allegiance to the country where they took that oath;

      http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/ElectionLaws/OAV/RA9225

      That is, of course, if RA9225 is truly applicable to a FOUNDLING, a stateless BUT with legal status individual in the eyes of Philippine Constitution and laws.

      • A stateless but with legal status individual in the eyes of Philippine Constitution and laws…

        Unless and until this individual will apply for naturalization will he/she be able to acquire Philippine nationality, or

        Unless and until this individual will prove by any undoubtable means, e.g., clear and definite DNA test, that he/she has Filipino parent/s will he/she be able to acquire Philippine nationality.

      • @parengtony,

        You are always fond of quoting individuals whose assertions you subscribe to…

        Here’s one from me:

        Justice Cruz was always eloquent when it concerned the obligations of Filipino citizenship: “This country of ours, for all its difficulties and limitations, is like a jealous and possessive mother. Once rejected, it is not quick to welcome back with eager arms its prodigal if repentant children. The returning renegade must show, by an express and unequivocal act, the renewal of his loyalty and love.”

        Read more: http://opinion.inquirer.net/87575/natural-born-citizen

        • @baycas,
          “This country of ours, for all its difficulties and limitations, is like a jealous and possessive mother.”
          kaya sori ka mgl.
          marami pa ring pinoy ang seloso.
          bokya ka sa aming mga seloso…

  11. So it is official. Duterte will run for President of the Philippines.
    What a sad day for the Philippines.

    • Pamilya pa rin, speaking of fat dynasty.

      A study by Asian Institute of Management Policy Center defines “fat” dynasties as political families that have several members holding elective positions in a certain local government for three years while “thin” dynasty is a political clan that has only two members – like father and son – swapping certain positions.

      • sometimes, it’s dynasty vs dynasty fighting it out, pinag-aagawan and iisang pwesto. so long as they dont resort to killing at walang nasawi na taumbayan sa pagbabarilan nila, fine by me.

  13. 1/5

    ALAM MO HAHANAPAN AKO NG BUTAS NITO E

    ON CITIZENSHIP

    Q: Alam ko nasagot niyo na, pero tungkol sa citizenship ulit. There’s a blog…kay Raissa Robles….

    Poe: Oo, sinasabi nga na kinoquote ‘yung aking katapatan. Ako po’y nananatiling tapat. Sa atin pong batas ng dual-citizenship, nakalagay po doon na kailangan mag-renounce ka before public officer. Ako po ay sumumpa doon renouncing–October 2010. Ngayon tungkol dun sa US, nirelease po nila ang aking renunciation 2012. Bakit? Sapagkat sila ay may prosesong napakahaba. Hindi ka basta pupunta sa US embassy para mag-submit…Kailangan doon ang tax return mo doon in the last 5 years, ari-arian mo in the last 5 years. Ang daming dokumento. At isa pa po ang batas lang natin ang babasihan, pwede ko sanang niloko ang ating mga kababayan at nanumpa lang ako sa public officer dito sa pilipinas. Hindi naman nakalagay dun na kailangang pumunta ka sa embassy o sa iba. Ginawa ko po ang nararapat at magmula po noon ang akin pong ginamit ay tourist visa para pumunta sa America. So okay lang po ‘yun. Salamat kay Ms. Robles na inilabas niya ang issue na iyun sapagkat ngayon mas nasasagot ko ng mas malinaw.

    Q: So ma’am linawin lang po natin. Kelan niyo sinimulan yung process sa US embassy?

    Poe: Sa US Embassy, nagsimula ako ng process, kailangan kong balikan ano, pero parang 2011, kalagitnaan. Bakit? Sapagkat sa batas, complied na ako just by a public officer na Pilipino. Complied na. Pero sabi ko “alam mo hahanapan ako ng butas nito e. Kahit na sabihin nila “if you’re sincere, bakit di ka pumunta ng US embassy?” I did it but before I went there, that’s why it took until the middle part of the year, kinailangan ko munang basahin, nasa internet…Ang laki ng babayaran niyo para mag-renounce, ang dami niyong dokumentong kailangan gawin, hindi ‘to basta basta nagagawa. Kung natatandaan ninyo inappoint ako ni president, magtatapos na ang taon ng 2010, so ang emergency dun ay kailangan ko mag-renounce before a Filipino public officer. ‘Yung sa US Embassy, added bonus na ginawa ko ‘yun pero kinailangan ko ‘yung mga dokumento ipasok talaga lahat.

    Q: So it means while you were MTRCB chair, hindi na kayo US citizen?

    Poe: And I never used my visa after that and I’m willing to answer it and if they question this in court, ako po ay kumpyansa. Nagsasabi naman po ako ng totoo ukol dito.

    http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2015/0610_poe2.asp

    • 2/5

      Picking up from where we left off in June 2015…on the issue of Mary Grace’s INTENTION TO RETURN…

      It’s already a fact that Mary Grace was still a US citizen (‘dual’ citizen to some, i.e., if the law is really applicable to her) when she was MTRCB Chair…

      Disposition of Cases when Administrative Premise is Applicable

      In light of the administrative premise discussed above, a person who:

      1. is naturalized in a foreign country;
      2. takes a routine oath of allegiance to a foreign state;
      3. serves in the armed forces of a foreign state not engaged in hostilities with the United States, or
      4. accepts non-policy level employment with a foreign government,

      and in so doing wishes to retain U.S. nationality need not submit prior to the commission of a potentially expatriating act a statement or evidence of his or her intent to retain U.S. nationality since such an intent will be presumed.

      When, as the result of an individual’s inquiry or an individual’s application for registration or a passport it comes to the attention of a U.S. consular officer that a U.S. national has performed an act made potentially expatriating by INA Sections 349(a)(1), 349(a)(2), 349(a)(3) or 349(a)(4) as described above, the consular officer will simply ask the applicant if he/she intended to relinquish U.S. nationality when performing the act. If the answer is no, the consular officer will certify that it was not the person’s intent to relinquish U.S. nationality and, consequently, find that the person has retained U.S. nationality.

      http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/citizenship-and-dual-nationality.html

      The default operation is that without knowledge of the intention to retain (or not) his/her US nationality, a US national with similar situation like Mary Grace WILL ALWAYS retain US nationality in the eyes of the law.

      Regardless of her explanations (mga palusot), it is a fact that Mary Grace PURPOSELY WITHHELD her intention–whatever it is–thus, effectively retaining her US nationality during her incumbency as MTRCB Chair.

    • 4/5

      @yvonne agreed, saying:

      Yes, I agree with saxnviolins, and there is more to it. That is why the purchase of US residential property and the retention of US address are all relevant information as to Grace Poe’s intent. It seems to me that her decision to give-up her US citizenship was an after-thought.

      https://raissarobles.com/2015/07/15/guess-what-in-a-rare-development-malaysia-indonesia-japan-thailand-sent-observers-to-the-south-china-sea-arbitration-in-the-hague/comment-page-1/#comment-317973

    • 5/5

      Kung sa palagay ni Mary Grace na hahanapan siya ng butas ukol sa pagka-US citizen niya habang siya’y binibigyan ng salapi mula sa kabang-yaman ng Pilipinas…habang siya’y pinasusuweldo ni Juan de la Cruz…

      Hindi nagkakamali si Mary Grace dahil siya mismo ang gumawa ng butas para pagdudahan ang kaniyang balakin (intention) sa buhay.

      Ma’am Mary Grace P. Llamanzares,

      Hindi mo kayang tuwirang aminin na ika’y US citizen noong ika’y kasalukuyang MTRCB Chair at hanggang sa ngayon ay ipinagkakait mo pa rin ang katotohanang ito na siyang pinagpapalusutan mo pa…bagama’t huling-huli ka na…

      Malamang na hindi mo rin aaminin ang katotohanan ng panggagantsong ginawa mo kay Juan de la Cruz…

      • Kung lilimiin ang gawi ni Mary Grace dito lamang sa mga huling mga pangyayari…

        Gagamitin ni Mary Grace ang “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.”

        Isang halimbawa na lamang ang tungkol sa kaniyang pagkamamamayan (nationality)…

        Nariyang gagamitin ang “international laws” at sa isang banda nama’y paiiralin ang batas lamang ng Pilipinas…

        Para lamang isalba ang pansariling kapakanan!

        • ‘you got a lot of explaining to do’ – Just a short comment:

          Q: So it means while you were MTRCB chair, hindi na kayo US citizen? GPL did not answer this with a ‘Yes. I was not anymore a US citizen’. . . instead, she answered like this –

          ‘Poe: And I never used my visa after that and I’m willing to answer it and if they question this in court, ako po ay kumpyansa. Nagsasabi naman po ako ng totoo ukol dito.’

          Was the Transcript here accurate? Looks like a GAP is MISSING. Has GPL read this as PUBLISHED and asked for a CORRECTION or there is no GAP missing, meaning the reported INTERVIEW on this is correct?

          ‘x x x and I never used my visa after that x x x’ . . . meaning, in answer to the QUESTION beforehand, she was not a US citizen anymore. Looks like GPL must have been shown of a SC decision on ‘using a US visa after a renunciation of US citizenhip.’ Was she shown of such a decision?

          What prompts GPL to use or have the best of both worlds – US World and RP World?

          Isn’t one World enough for her? With TWO WORLDS one has a FAST WORLD.

          :-)

        • “‘Poe: And I never used my visa after that”

          Until GPL renounced her US citizenship on October 20, 2010 she was a dual citizen under Philippine laws but using US passport to travel to and from the Philippines and US. As a holder of foreign passport GPL was entitled to a “Balikbayan Visa” which allowed her and family to stay in the Philippines for not more than one year at a time.

          GPL has already been issued on July 31, 2006 by BID of an identification certificate evidencing her dual citizenship. But it was her choice in which country she wished to maintain legal residence or domicile. Apparently, GPL chose US as her domicile until she relinquished her US citizenship on July 12, 2011 or, at the earliest, until she renounced same citizenship on October 20, 2010.

          Indeed, immigration records show that GPL never stayed in the Philippines for a year, in fact much less, while a dual citizen. Thus, GPL and family were exempted from paying Philippine travel tax. This also shows that GPL never acquired legal residence or domicile in the Philippines until she renounced her US citizenship on October 20, 2010 at the earliest.

          Under US laws GPL was still a US citizen until she relinquished such citizenship on July 12, 2011. Needless to say, GPL could have been a legal resident of US up to July 12, 2011 if she wished it, or maybe she did.

          If it was true that GPL stopped using her “Balikbayan Visa” after renouncing her US citizenship on October 20, 2010, she must be paying Philippine travel tax already since then. But her husband and children remained exempted provided that they did not stay continuously in the Philippines for a year.

        • Do you have data to prove these:

          GPL has already been issued on July 31, 2006 by BID of an identification certificate evidencing her dual citizenship. But it was her choice in which country she wished to maintain legal residence or domicile. Apparently, GPL chose US as her domicile until she relinquished her US citizenship on July 12, 2011 or, at the earliest, until she renounced same citizenship on October 20, 2010. = LINK PLS.

          Indeed, immigration records show that GPL never stayed in the Philippines for a year, in fact much less, while a dual citizen. Thus, GPL and family were exempted from paying Philippine travel tax. This also shows that GPL never acquired legal residence or domicile in the Philippines until she renounced her US citizenship on October 20, 2010 at the earliest. – LINK PLS.

          Thanks.

        • On BID identification certificate – ANNEX 11 of verified answer.
          On relinquishment of US citizenship under US laws – ANNEX 17.
          On travel and continuous stay in the Philippines for less than a year.

          http://www.mb.com.ph/poe-still-using-us-passport-till-2009-legal-experts/

          On renunciation of US citizenship under Philippine laws – ANNEX 14
          On exemption from payment of philippine travel tax, see Handbook for Filipinos Overseas, 8th Edition, page 41.

        • Thanks for the video LINK yvonne, looks like there is no GAP.

          Still I find it that GPL is going into a FAST WORLD in the best worlds.

          hehehe

        • @yvonne, thanks for your #158 comment and for the video.

          @leona, umiling yata ng kaunti…

          “NO” yata ang half n’yang sagot…

        • Umiling . . . (looked a bit AWAY?) hahaha

          .*** body-language movement(s) together with the sound of one’s voice is a truth-teller too! ***

          ^^^ that’s why I noticed the ‘answer’ that looks like there was a GAP in the transcript quoted ^^^

          Anyway, from GPL’s Verified Answer: the ‘averments’ and ‘DENIALS’ in the PARAGRAPHS contains obvious substantial HEAVY inconsistencies to her disadvantage.

          :-)

        • Kaya nga’t sabi ko kay Mary Grace ay…

          Hindi mo kayang tuwirang aminin na ika’y US citizen noong ika’y kasalukuyang MTRCB Chair at hanggang sa ngayon ay ipinagkakait mo pa rin ang katotohanang ito na siyang pinagpapalusutan mo pa…bagama’t huling-huli ka na…

          Haay, Mary Grace…

        • Yes….Haay, Mary Grace! hehehe

          Mary Grace LLamanzares ‘avers’ that despite ‘foundlings’ to be part of the 1934 deliberations of the 1935 Constitution, was defeated, which should just be governed by statutory legislation. She supports this with international law that ‘foundlings’ follow the nationality of the place where they were found. So no necessity for inclusion in the Constitution. [ Par.4.58.1, Verified Answer]

          Mary Grace LL. believes that as early as the 1935 Constitution, consistent with treaties and generally accepted principles of international law, it was always the intention of the framers to consider ‘foundlings’ found in the Philippines as Filipino citizen.[ Par.4.59, VA.]

          Haay Mary Grace!

        • @leona,

          THE CLAIM

          Mary Grace is native-born.

          THE TRUTH

          Hindi.

          “Bakit? Sapagkat sa batas, complied na… Complied na.

          Sa Batas ng Pilipinas, complied na na si Mary Grace ay hindi natural-born Filipino ayon sa jus sanguinis doctrine dahil sa siya’y isang foundling.

          “Complied na.