Pokwang won the deportation case she filed against Lee O’Brian
POKWANG – The comedienne has won the deportation case she filed against her ex-partner, Lee O’Brian.
GMA News Online reported that the Bureau of Immigration (BI), in a resolution on December 12, ordered the deportation of Lee, whose full name is William Lee O’Brian.
Lee is also included in the BI Blacklist upon deportation with the remarks: Deported: violation of his work visa (work in a different company), cancellation of Lee O’Brian’s pre-arranged employment visa, and issuance of a Warrant of Deportation against him, among others.
In addition, the resolution stated Lee’s “active involvement in the film, television programs and theatrical industry” which violated the terms and conditions of his stay in the Philippines. Those are projects Lee has acted in from 2016 to 2023.
The said resolution was signed by all members of the Board of Commissioners, namely, Commissioner Norman Tansingco, Deputy Commissioner Daniel Laogan, and Deputy Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado.
It can be recalled that Pokwang filed a deportation case against her ex-partner in June and her counsel is public interest lawyer Atty. Rafael Vicente Calinisan. Among her complaints against her ex-partner are financial abuse, intimidation, and abandonment of their daughter Malia. She also said that her ex-partner kept renewing his tourist visa even while he was working as an actor.
Lee O’Brian previously filed a counter affidavit against the deportation case.
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Meanwhile, the actress said in a press statement that she’s focused on moving forward in her life with her daughter Malia.
It was in 2022 when she defended him against third party rumors and that they were “okay na okay kasi maganda iyong pagtatapos”. But the comedienne said in an interview on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” last February that she had to lie to maybe save their relationship.
Pokwang and Lee O’Brian broke up in 2021.
