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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 19 June 2018

Australian who irked Duterte wins appeal, still faces ouster

Associated Press cized for stifling dissent and
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — for its brutal war on illegal
The Philippine justice sec- drugs in which thousands of
retary on Monday revoked mostly poor suspects have
an immigration expulsion died.
order for an Australian nun Duterte backed the immi-
who had irked the presi- gration bureau's effort to
dent by joining political ral- expel Fox.
lies, but said she still faces Duterte has been sensi-
possible deportation. tive to criticism, especially
Justice Secretary Menardo about his drug crackdown.
Guevarra said the Bureau His administration barred a
of Immigration's cancella- critical Italian politician, Gi-
tion of Sister Patricia Fox's acomo Filibeck, from enter-
missionary visa was "without ing the country in April.
legal basis" because the Fox's visa was revoked be-
agency did not have that cause she worked outside
power. Guevarra, how- a village in suburban Que-
ever, ordered the bureau zon city in metropolitan
to proceed with efforts to Manila where she had said
deport her for another al- she would confine her work.
leged offense. Immigration spokeswoman
"What the Bureau of Immi- Dana Sandoval has said
gration did in this case is her actions violated the
beyond what the law pro- terms of her missionary visa.
vides, that is why it has to Sandoval said Fox faces
be struck down," Guevarra a separate complaint of
said in a statement. engaging in political ac-
Until efforts to expel Fox tivities, adding that if she
end or her visa expires, she is found guilty, she could
"may continue to perform face deportation and be
her duties as a missionary in included in a blacklist that
the Philippines," he said. would prohibit her from en-
A smiling Fox flashed the tering the Philippines even
thumbs-up sign and told as a tourist.
reporters outside a Manila Fox's lawyers argue that
church that she was re- she has not engaged in po-
lieved but added that she Australian Roman Catholic nun Sr. Patricia Fox talks to the media as she arrives to attend a mass on litical activities as the gov-
faces two more immigra- the ninth day of the killing of Roman Catholic priest Father Richmond Nilo at Philippines Monday, ernment claims. She has
tion complaints that could June 18, 2018. said her religious mission
force her to leave the Associated Press brought her to poor com-
country. munities fighting for land,
"At least, for now, my visa, Fox, 71, is a coordinator working for the poor in the against President Rodrigo justice and survival — des-
it's OK," she said. "I am walk- of a Roman Catholic or- Philippines for almost 30 Duterte and his govern- titute Filipinos who are sup-
ing around legally." der for nuns and has been years. She has joined rallies ment, which has been criti- porting her now.q