CA: Detention of Globe Ferronickel chair Joseph Sy illegalMANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals has ruled that the continued detention of Globe Ferronickel chairman Joseph Sy is unlawful. However, Sy’s representative, Dante Bravo, filed a petition for habeas corpus, arguing that Sy is a Filipino citizen. According to the appellate court, the BI lacks jurisdiction to institute summary deportation proceedings against someone with a valid birth certificate. “As a public document, a registered birth certificate is presumed valid. The appellate court emphasized that its decision to deny the BI's appeal does not "write finis" to the question of Sy’s actual citizenship.

Source: Philippine Star February 25, 2026 23:35 UTC