Manila, July 8 -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking to overhaul the country's civil registration system to prevent foreign nationals from fraudulently acquiring Philippine citizenship, following the controversial case of former Bamban mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping.

"Gusto natin ng bagong CRVS system para wala nang sumulpot na isa na namang Alice Guo, 'yung nagpapanggap na Pilipino at gustong makapasok sa gobyerno para manloko (We want a new CRVS system so there won't be another Alice Guo - someone pretending to be Filipino just to enter government and deceive people)," Gatchalian said in a news release Tuesday.

The lawmaker filed the proposed Philippine Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Act, which seeks to establ...