Presidential
Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. in a Palace press briefing made it clear,
Foreigners are prohibited by law to engage in any political activity while they
are in the Philippines.
Roque, clarified this rule in relation to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s order to conduct a probe against Australian nun Sister Patricia Fox.
Roque said the
Australian national is now under preliminary investigation, which would
determine if she should be subjected to deportation proceedings.
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| Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. (photo credit to owner) |
“Malinaw po ang
ating batas. Those in the Philippines are here because of our consent for them
to be here. But they are not allowed to engage in any political activity,” he
stated.
Roque likewise
underscored that there was no crackdown on foreigners who are critical of the
Duterte administration.
“Hindi po ‘yan
crackdown. Talaga pong ‘yan ang batas,” he said, adding that even foreigners
protesting in support of the administration would be subjected to the same
immigration order.
There have been
prior detention of foreigners in the country over similar issues.
During the
administration of former President Aquino, a Dutch activist was arrested by
government authorities after he got caught in photos taunting a crying
policeman during a protest against President Benigno Aquino III's State of the
Nation Address.
Sister Fox
herself was also previously detained by immigration authorities in 2013 for
reportedly participating in a farmers’ protest in Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac Roque
cited.
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