MANILA — The Philippine Statistics Authoirity (PSA) on Friday said anyone can file a case to cancel the birth certificate of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, whose citizenship is being questioned due to inconsistencies in her government records.

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"Anyone case file a case against you or the state can file a case against any person dahil ang estado ay may interes sa identity ng bawat isa sa atin," PSA director for legal services Eliezer Ambatali said.

If a court decides to cancel Guo's birth certificate, she would revert to a "floating status."

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) earlier said it has launched an investigation into Guo following accusations that she could be a Chinese "asset" or "spy."

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According to Ambatali, both "parents" that Guo listed in her birth certificate had "no records" with the PSA, raising the possibility that they could be "fictitious."

"So ang ibig sabihin nito ay maaaring hindi totoo na merong Amelia Leal or Angelito Guo. Maaari rin na hindi lang nakapagparehistro," Ambatali said.

But Guo also has the right file a petition to correct erroneous records in her birth certificate.

"Puwede rin na hindi cancellation ang isampa na petisyon. Pwede rin kasi na may mali sa mga nakasaad sa kanyang birth certificate," Ambatali said.

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The PSA official also acknowledged that many Filipinos still lack birth records.

"Sa huling tala meron pa ring around 3 million na hindi narerehistro, pero kabilang sila sa vulnerable groups," he said.

According to Ambatali, at least 17 local civil registries are under investigation due to "unusual" number of delayed birth registrations there.

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