l,627 birth certificates of foreigners blocked

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has blocked 1,627 foreign nationals' birth certificates after finding their documents "spurious" in their late birth registration.

- By MARC JAYSON CAYABYAB

Sen. Grace Poe reported this to the plenary in defending the proposed 2025 budget of the PSA on Thursday.

With National Statistician Dennis Mapa beside her, Poe gave an update on the PSA's investigation on fake birth certificates, after the Senate exposed how foreign nationals – like dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo – faked a Filipino identity by availing themselves of the late registration system.

The foreigners were reported to the National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Immigration and Department of Foreign Affairs for investigation, Poe said.