The Pokwang saga continues to play out in the press much to the dismay of anyone who dare reads the details of this ridiculous narrative. Last time Pokwang posted pictures of herself and her children at her lawyers office as she filed a case against her ex, Lee O'Brian. This time Pokwang has done something far more ridiculous. She has implicated herself as having harbored an illegal alien.
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Months after tapping a high-profile law firm, Pokwang is determined to take her domestic woes with ex-partner Lee O’Brian to court as she filed a deportation complaint and cancellation of visa against the latter.
Photos of Pokwang and public interest lawyer Ralph Calinisan at what seemed to be a Bureau of Immigration office made rounds on social media, where she spoke about defending her rights as a mother and woman.
The actress-comedienne’s camp also claimed that O’Brian was using a tourist visa even though he’s been staying in the country for the past eight years.
(We have to teach those who violate the law a lesson, especially when it comes to people who abuse women and mothers. He did so much to me mentally. I couldn’t even sleep because of the pain. He didn’t fulfill his obligation as a father. It’s really painful for my daughter.)
Pokwang also shared a photo of her court documents that will be filed against her estranged partner on her Instagram account on Tuesday, June 13.
“For my rights and for my daughter’s, for my fellow women and my country."
While Pokwang’s fans flocked to the comments of her post to show their support, she didn’t hesitate to affirm her recent move against O’Brian, as seen in a response to one @dmnqbron who accused her of involving the country in her romantic woes.
“Sa mga dedma sa batas yun ang ibig [kong] sabihin dito mga walang pake na dayuhan!” she wrote. (My post is meant for those who ignore the law, especially to foreigners.)
Pokwang has filed a deportation case against her ex because he has been staying in the country illegally for the past number of years. As an American he can renew his tourist visa for up to three years but he has been here for eight without, it seems, having done a visa run. He has also been working which is not allowed for tourists.
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Entertainment journalist MJ Marfori of TV5 reported that based on the petition of Pokwang’s camp, O’Brian was using a tourist visa “while working in the country for the past eight years.” It was further revealed on “Celebrity Top 10” on One News that O’Brian would only renew his tourist visa to continue seeking employment locally.
To further her case, Pokwang supposedly enumerated the showbiz projects O’Brian participated in. On Celebrity Top 10, Marfori said “some of these” were already certified by O’Brian’s employers.
In an earlier interview by Marfori, Pokwang described the filing as a thorn that was finally removed. She added if O’Brian was being a father to Malia, she could have “tolerated” him doing well in the country.
If Lee O'Brian had been a father to Malia then she could have tolerated him breaking the country's immigration laws!
That means Pokwang knowingly and willingly enabled this man to break the law for a number of years. And the only reason she is doing anything about it now is because she has "no feelings" for him anymore.
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Pokwang didn’t hesitate to disprove claims she still has lingering feelings for her estranged partner Lee O’Brian, saying she feels nothing but anger toward him.
The actress-comedienne made the clarification after Jegs Chinel, also known as Tita Jegs, asked if she still loves her ex-partner, as seen in the official YouTube channel of Ogie Diaz’s Showbiz Update last Tuesday, June 13. The ambush interview happened shortly after Pokwang issued a deportation complaint and visa cancellation against O’Brian.
(No. Having feelings is different from being angry. I told you, I don’t care if you have 10 girlfriends every day. Just do your obligation as a father. Did you do it? That’s the question.)
Pokwang also pointed out that she chose to file a complaint for O’Brian’s deportation because he “violated” the law, at the same time noting his alleged lack of responsibility as the father to their daughter Malia.
"We have to do it, it’s about time. It’s not because I’m mad at him. He violated the law. Because us Filipinos have to go through tough rules when we go to other countries. We go through a lot of hardships. But it’s unfair that someone like him doesn’t go through the same thing. There would be no problem if only he is a responsible father. But he isn’t acting like one. Aside from not fulfilling his responsibilities as a dad, he can’t even follow our laws."
(I am in my own country. Why should I be the one to adjust—which is wrong. I’m doing this for my daughter, our daughter, my peace of mind and for women. I hope the public will one day understand why I’m determined to do this.)
Pokwang, along with public interest lawyer Ralph Calinisan, filed a deportation complaint and visa cancellation against her former partner at the Bureau of Immigration office last June 13.
In an interview with entertainment reporters, Pokwang claimed that O’Brian is using a tourist visa even though he’s been in the country for the past eight years.
Pokwang is not at all interested in the fact that he broke immigration law. That is just a way she can get back at him, plain and simple.
The facts are quite evident here. For several years Pokwang has been knowingly and willingly harboring an illegal alien. Will she ever be held to account for her wanton violation of Philippine immigration laws? And what about those who hired him despite only having a tourist visa? I wouldn't count on it.
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