Political Law, 2016 Bar — Question XIV-A

QUESTION

Onofre, a natural born Filipino citizen, arrived in the United States in 1985. In 1990, he married Salvacion, a Mexican, and together they applied for and obtained American citizenship in 2001. In 2015, the couple and their children — Alfred, 21 years of age, Robert, 16, and Marie, 14, who were all born in the U.S. — returned to the Philippines on June 1, 2015. On June 15, 2015, informed that he could reacquire Philippine citizenship without losing his American citizenship, Onofre Went home to the Philippines and took the oath of allegiance prescribed under R.A. No. 9225. On October 28, 2015, he filed a Certificate of Candidacy to run in the May 9, 2016 elections for the position of Congressman in his home province of Pala wan, running against re-electionist Congressman Profundo. (a) Did Onofre’s reacquisition of Philippine citizenship benefit his wife, Salvacion, and their minor children and confer upon them Filipino citizenship? Explain your answer. (2.5%)

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