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WATCH NOW: Paminawa ang mga prominenteng personalidad sa dakbayan sa Pagadian nga nagpamatuod sa pagkatawo sa Co Family, labina sa pagkatawo ni Mayor Sammy Co.

12/12/2025

LIVE NOW: Pagadian City Mayor Sammy Co breaks his silence on citizenship questions!

12/12/2025

COUNCILOR TYRA CO: MY FATHER INSPIRED ME TO SERVE PAGADIAN

Councilor Sam Tyra Co shared that her father, Mayor Sammy Co, inspired her decision to enter local politics.

She said witnessing her father’s dedication to Pagadian, both during his tenure and after he left office, motivated her to serve the city as well.

Sam Tyra emphasized that her father’s example instilled in her a genuine desire to help people and make a positive impact on the community.

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12/12/2025

PAGADIAN MAYOR DENIES CONNECTION TO AMAN FUTURES, CALLS ALLEGATIONS POLITICAL

Mayor Sammy Co described the naturalization controversy surrounding him as politically motivated, comparing it to past allegations linked to the Aman Futures case.

He clarified that he was never an officer or member of Aman Futures and that all cases filed against him were dismissed, with no evidence connecting him to any wrongdoing.

Co emphasized that the legal challenges were aimed at preventing his political participation, but he has since been fully acquitted.

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12/12/2025

SAMMY CO SUGGESTS POLITICAL RIVALS BEHIND CITIZENSHIP RUMORS

Mayor Sammy Co and Councilor Sam Tyra Co addressed recent rumors questioning the mayor’s citizenship, suggesting they may have been spread by political opponents.

They noted that the issue came to public attention only recently through the Bilyonaryo News Channel, just days before Pagadian’s Christmas “Lights On” ceremony.

The Co family emphasized that they promptly consulted their law firm, Fortun Narvasa, and stressed the need for transparency, saying the people of Pagadian deserve to know the truth.

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12/12/2025

CO TRACES ROOTS: FATHER MIGRATED YOUNG, NATURALIZED BEFORE MY BIRTH

Mayor Sammy Co shared that his father migrated from China to the Philippines at the age of 15 and became a naturalized Filipino citizen at 34.

He noted that his father came with his siblings and had already spent many years in the country before naturalization.

Co emphasized that he belongs to the first generation born in the Philippines from immigrant parents.

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12/12/2025

SAMMY CO DETAILS SIBLING BIRTHPLACES AMID CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONS

Mayor Sammy Co clarified the birthplace of his siblings, stating that he and his two younger brothers were born in Pagadian, while his three elder sisters were born in Hong Kong.

He explained that his next younger brother, born in 1961 after their father’s naturalization, initially had a partially erased birth record because the clinic mistakenly considered him Chinese before correcting it.

Co also confirmed that the Sto. Niño Clinic in Pagadian, owned by former Mayor Pajares, delivered him and his brothers, reinforcing the authenticity of his birth records.

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12/12/2025

CO EXPLAINS WHY ELDER BROTHER IS CHINESE: “HE WAS BORN BEFORE MY FATHER’S 1960 NATURALIZATION”

Mayor Sammy Co clarified that his eldest brother holds Chinese citizenship because he was born in 1959, a year before their father became a naturalized Filipino citizen in 1960.

He explained that four of his siblings were born prior to the naturalization, while he himself was born afterward, which makes him a natural-born Filipino.

Co added that he is unsure whether his parents were married in the Philippines or in China.

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12/12/2025

MAYOR CO CITES 1960 NATURALIZATION RECORDS TO AFFIRM NATURAL-BORN STATUS

Pagadian City Mayor Sammy Co presented documents to affirm that he is a natural-born Filipino, citing his father’s Certificate of Naturalization issued by the Court of First Instance in Pasay City in 1960.

He noted that the record is a certified copy and emphasized that his father had also taken an oath of allegiance and renounced his previous citizenship.

Co underscored that this occurred six years before his birth in 1966, reinforcing his claim to natural-born status.

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12/12/2025

MAYOR SAMMY CO INSISTS: “I HAVE BEEN A FILIPINO AND WILL ALWAYS BE A FILIPINO”

Pagadian City Mayor Sammy Co reaffirmed his identity as a natural-born Filipino, emphasizing that he was born after his father had already been naturalized and was raised “in the heart of Pagadian,” where residents have known him all his life.

Responding to comparisons with embattled local official Alice Guo, Co stressed that unlike her, his background is public, traceable, and well-known in the community.

He reiterated his deep loyalty to the Philippines, saying he has “no other country” and expressing affection for his city and his Filipina wife, asserting: “I have been a Filipino and I will always be a Filipino.”

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12/12/2025

Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co on Friday rejected comparisons to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, saying the allegations questioning his citizenship were unfounded and politically motivated.

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