{"id":64214,"date":"2015-11-04T06:43:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T11:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=64214"},"modified":"2016-06-15T03:24:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T07:24:54","slug":"poes-dna-test-result-negative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/04\/poes-dna-test-result-negative\/","title":{"rendered":"Poe\u2019s DNA test result: negative"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senator Grace Poe (Photo from Poe’s official Facebook page<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Senator Grace Poe disclosed on Wednesday that her supposed relatives were not linked to her by blood, as their DNA samples did not match.<\/p>\n

\u201cMahabang proseso itong sa DNA sapagakat hindi lamang isang tao ang aming kinunan dito<\/em>. Pero aaminin ko<\/em>\u2026 \u2018yung aming mga nakuha ay hindi po nagtugma ang aming DNA<\/em>,\u201d Poe said in an interview with radio dzMM.<\/p>\n

(The DNA entailed a long process because we did not only [get samples] from one person only. But I admit\u2026 the samples we obtained did not match with my DNA.)<\/p>\n

\u201cNakakalungkot din sapagkat matagal ko na rin inaasam na malaman na rin ang katotohanan tungkol sa mga mismong pagkatao ng aking pamilya na kadugo <\/em>(It\u2019s also saddening because I have long desired to know the truth about the identities of my family by blood),\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The presidential aspirant asserted, however, that she could still prove her citizenship apart from DNA tests. She also hoped that her case would consider the issue of foundlings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi naman ako nawawalan din ng lakasloob dito sapagkat ang aming tinatayuang legal na basehan ay hindi lang naman sa DNA nakasalalay<\/em>. Nakasalalay po ito sa karapatan ng mga bata bilang pinanganak dito sa ating bansa<\/em>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

(I\u2019m not losing hope here because our legal stance is not only reliant on the DNA [tests]. It is needful on the right of the children as those born in this country.)<\/p>\n

It can be noted that Poe has been facing a disqualification case filed by defeated senatorial candidate Rizalito David before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET), among other similar cases filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec).<\/p>\n

The petitioners challenged Poe\u2019s citizenship and asserted that she was not a natural-born Filipino, hence not eligible for an elective post. The senator, for her part, believed that she would win the cases filed against her as she had legal documents that proved her citizenship.<\/p>\n

\u201cMasuwerte na rin ako na \u2018yan ang isyu at hindi pagnanakaw at hindi pagganap ng iyong trabaho<\/em> (In a way, I\u2019m lucky that those are the issues instead of corruption and ineptness),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAko\u2019y Pilipino<\/em>. Ako\u2019y pinanganak dito sa ating bansa<\/em>. Ako po\u2019y lumaki sa ating bansa<\/em>, pinag-aral ng aking mga magulang dito<\/em>\u2026 Ngayon<\/em>, ako\u2019y naninilbihan dito sa ating bansa<\/em>. Wala po akong duda sa aking puso, sa aking isip<\/em>. Ako ay Pilipino<\/em>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

(I\u2019m a Filipino. I\u2019m born here in our country. I grew up in our country, was educated by my parents here\u2026 Now, I\u2019m serving here in our country. I have no doubt in my heart, in my mind. I am a Filipino.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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