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What PNoy wishes for his birthday
By Deedee Siytangco
Reprinted from Manila Bulletin
ANGEL THOUGHTS
No matter how educated,
talented, rich, or cool you
believe you are, how you
treat people ultimately tells
all. Integrity is everything.
—Anonymous
Happy
birthday,
President
Benigno
S.
Aquino III tomorrow, an
auspicious day since it’s
the start of the Year of the
Monkey, according to the
Chinese calendar! May you
have everything you desire
and wish for this special
day!
But what do you think
the President would want
for his birthday? I bravely
asked him the question
and he answered: “I want
peace and truth to prevail!”
For his birthday, he plans to
have dinner with his family
and a few close friends.
Apart from celebrating his
birthday, the party is meant
to also thank them for their
wholehearted support, a
source dear to him said.
As for his plans when he
turns 56, the President told
us he would “probably be
working a bit.”
On the campaign
trail, integrity is what
presidentiable Mar Roxas,
IMMIGRATION NEWS
clients and government
officials.
•
Another Toronto resident was
charged with defrauding
more than $2.3 million
from 600 prospective
Filipino immigrants who
had paid up to $10,000
each for assistance in
coming to Canada as
temporary foreign workers.
While law enforcement authorities have
been successful in discovering cases of fraud
such as those highlighted above, it is entirely
possible that other unscrupulous individuals
currently remain undetected. Therefore, individuals wishing to come
to Canada on a permanent or temporary basis are encouraged to
perform
background
checks on representatives who offer services,
by asking the following
questions:
Is this representative authorized to represent me?
Unless an individual
is authorized to do so, it
is illegal for him or her
to charge another person for representation
on a Canadian immigration file.
•
Lawyers or
notaries must be a
member of a Canadian
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The latest case of immigration fraud
It is alleged that, between 2007 and 2013, the
two Regina residents gave
false job offer documents to
foreign nationals. Officials
claim the accused targeted
people applying for permanent residence in Canada.
If convicted, the individuals could be made to pay
up to $100,000 in fines and
could be sentenced to a
maximum of 10 years in
prison.
This incident is the latest in a series of cases of
immigration fraud that have
become public over recent
months.
•
In January,
2016, it was found that
a man in Halifax, Nova
Scotia had helped thousands pretend they were
in Canada to get around
citizenship rules.
•
Last year, a
man in Vancouver was
found to have produced
altered passports and
fraudulent identities for
up to 1,200 individuals.
•
Earlier
in
2015, three Toronto
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