ABS-CBN OFFICIALS. Executives of embattled network ABS-CBN listen as their chairman emeritus Gabby Lopez answers lawmakers' questions through video conferencing app Zoom in joint House hearing on June 3, 2020. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler
“Una po, tungkol po doon sa pagbigay ng kompirmasyon ng DOJ sa citizenship ni Mr Gabby Lopez, hindi po ito pamamaraan ng pag-grant or pag-perfect ng citizenship dahil po siya ay mayroong magulang, both father and mother na Filipino citizen. Kaya po, sa kanyang pagkapanganak, siya po ay isang Filipino citizen,”“Tama rin po, dahil siya ay ipinanganak sa United States ay siya din po ay isang American citizen by birth. [He is] both Filipino and American citizen ," the DOJ official added.
Lawmakers spent about two hours repeatedly questioning Lopez about his citizenship, as critics argued that Lopez being an American makes ABS-CBN foreign-owned., though he did vote during the 2016 presidential elections there.
Reason why he never took an oath of allegiance in the US was because he was a natural born US citizen but being born to foreign parents he has to chose his citizenship upon reaching the age of majority. Proof that he chose to be an american was when he renewed his US passport
Very convenient to have a fall back when he gets caught doing illegal activities in the PH. He can just run in the U.S. embassy and show his citizenship. Remeber the U.S. goverment will always protect its citizens no matter where they are in the world. 🤷🏼♂️
Dual citizenship law was only approved in 2003. But he took over the media corporation in 1986 and prior to 2003, he renewed his US passport meaning to say that he really elected to be a US citizen upon reaching adulthood. So for 17 yrs. he violated the constitutional prohibition
Tunay na Pilipino yan. Obvious naman eh, kahit nakatungo, taas noo pa rin! Joke joke joke.
the DOJ will not be the one who will decide so this report is useless. the SC will have a say on that relative to the media ownership issue. FYI.
Nklgay po b s constitution prehong pilipino magulang mo pero pinanganak s ibang bansa at citizen k ay pilipino prin b nationality mo o s dugo lang at ano nman msasabi nio n bumoto siya nung 2016 US election at nung bumili ng mga ariarian US citizen gmit.
he’s also an american.
Ang bunso ko pinanganak sa Dubai, alangan hindi cya Filipino e bisaya ako at kapampangan ang tatay nya, nagkataon walang citizenship dito. Aguy nagpaikot-ikot na ang tanong ng isang congressman kanina na gusto idiin na hindi Filipino si Gabby Lopez. IbalikAngABSCBN
Yan ay totoo at hindi fake news! Laban Kapamilya.. IbalikangABSCBN WeNeedABSCBN
karamihan po sa mga andun ay mga ABOGADO ah, pero parang hirap silang umintindi?
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