{"id":242822,"date":"2020-01-22T19:55:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=242822"},"modified":"2020-01-22T19:55:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T00:55:11","slug":"dela-rosa-confirms-cancellation-of-us-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/22\/dela-rosa-confirms-cancellation-of-us-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dela Rosa confirms cancellation of US visa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In an interview, dela Rosa said the US embassy confirmed the cancellation through an official letter dated December 27, but which his office only received on January 20, a day before his 58th birthday. (File Photo<\/a>: Senate of the Philippine\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Senator Ronald dela Rosa on Wednesday said he has received confirmation that his 10-year US visa has been canceled.<\/p>\n

In an interview, dela Rosa said the US embassy confirmed the cancellation through an official letter dated December 27, but which his office only received on January 20, a day before his 58th birthday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sent an official letter to the US embassy inquiring if my visa was canceled. I received their official answer the day before my birthday — what a \u2018happy\u2019 birthday gift — informing me that my visa is no longer valid to the US,\u201d dela Rosa said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no reason given, only that should I want to apply for another visa, I will have to re-apply subject to US immigration laws,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said he already expected the official confirmation as there was prior information coming from US embassy insiders.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, dela Rosa admitted that he was very disappointed with the turn of events.<\/p>\n

\u201cTao lang tayo<\/em>\u00a0(I\u2019m just human). I\u2019ve been helping my counterparts from the US government, particularly their enforcement, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), and other US agencies. My whole 34 years of police service, marami na rin kaming pinagdaanag samahan<\/em>\u00a0(we have good relationships) with our US counterparts,\u201d said dela Rosa, a former chief of the Philippine National Police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNgayon<\/em>\u00a0after that\u00a0ganito ang gagawin nila? Sino ba ang masaya diyan<\/em>\u00a0(Now, after that, this is what they do? Who will be happy with that),\u201d dela Rosa said.<\/p>\n

He said the cancellation of his visa means that he could no longer be able to visit his siblings in the US.<\/p>\n

At the moment, dela Rosa said he has no plans to apply for another US visa but would reconsider his position if President Rodrigo Duterte accepts the invitation from US President Donald Trump, and if he is asked to accompany the President.<\/p>\n

Trump has invited President Duterte to attend the \u201cspecial\u201d meeting between the United States and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) sometime in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust in case the President decides to accept Trump\u2019s invitation, then\u00a0sabihan niya ako na sumama ka<\/em>\u00a0then\u00a0mag-a-<\/em>apply\u00a0ako ng<\/em>\u00a0visa (he asks me to go with him, then I will apply for a visa),\u201d dela Rosa said.<\/p>\n

He, however, said he will not seek President Duterte\u2019s endorsement for his visa application.<\/p>\n

\u201cYung<\/em>\u00a0normal\u00a0lang na proseso. Yun lang ang sasabihin ko na<\/em>\u00a0reason\u00a0na sinasama ako ni Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(Just the normal process. But the reason I will give is that I was asked by the President to go with him),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung bigyan nila ako<\/em>\u00a0okay,\u00a0pasalamat ako. Kung<\/em>\u00a0reject nila,\u00a0wala akong magawa<\/em>\u00a0(If they issue me a visa, okay, I will say thanks. If they reject my application, I can\u2019t do anything),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

But given a chance to go to the US with President Duterte, dela Rosa said he would be willing to clarify the issues that US senators have been raising against the administration, especially in the war against drugs and the alleged extra-judicial killings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should let them know the real situation, the real numbers, the real happenings in the Philippines. Because these Democratic senators who ally themselves to our anti-government officials are being fed with wrong information,\u201d he said, stressing though that he would not be begging for the chance to talk to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf given the chance, but I don\u2019t have to look for a way,\u201d dela Rosa said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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