Grace Poe submits birth, travel records to Senate electoral tribunal

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Grace Poe on Tuesday submitted her citizenship and travel documents to the Senate electoral tribunal (SET) to support her claim that she is a natural-born Filipino.

The SET has earlier ordered the Bureau of Immigration and National Statistics Office to produce Poe's documents in relation to the disqualification case filed against her.

"Para sa akin, it is one of relief na maibigay na rin 'yan sapagkat 'yung mga kwestyon kung ako ba ay natural-born Filipino o hindi ay nasagot naman namin diyan," Poe told members of the press.

Poe said her legal counsels prepared the said documents such as her birth certificate and a document indicating that she was a foundling.

The SET gave her 10 days after receiving the disqualification complaint filed by losing senatorial bet Rizalito David who claimed that Poe distorted information in her certificate of candidacy when she ran for senator in 2013.

"Madali naman naming maibibigay sana kung sa amin lang hiningi dahil 'yan ay kasamang documentary proof ng aming mga claims," the senator said.

Poe earlier said that she remains hopeful that the SET will be fair and objective in handling the disqualification case filed against her.

The SET is comprised of its chair, Justice Antonio Carpio, Supreme Court Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo-De Castro and Arturo Brion, Sens. Loren Legarda, Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV, Pia Cayetano, Cynthia Villar and Nancy Binay.

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