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Take Home Exam - Polgov
Take Home Exam - Polgov
Taladtad
Regine S. Bantol
Corleone M. Burgos
1. Abigail, a Filipino who went to Australia and married her Australian pen-pal came back
to the Philippines after 10 years. While on vacation in Tagaytay, she delivered a healthy
baby boy name Ezra. She indicated in the certificate of live birth of her child that Ezra is
a Filipino citizen. Is her declaration of the boy’s citizenship valid? Justify your answer.
Answer: Yes it is valid, because according to Article IV Sec. 1 paragraph 2 states that
Filipino citizens are “Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines”.
Therefore, Ezra is considered as a Filipino citizen.
2. Does a natural-born citizen who loses his citizenship but subsequently reacquire the same
remains a natural-born citizen?
Answer: Yes, because according to the 1987 Constitution expressly provides that
“Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law.” Even
though Philippine citizenship is lost, it may be reacquired according to the provisions of
the law by taking an oath of allegiance under RA 9225, naturalization, repatriation, or
through direct act of law. Repatriation is the recovery of original citizenship. Thus, if
what was lost was naturalized citizenship that is what will be reacquired. If what was lost
was natural-born citizenship, that will be reacquired. Technically, it is merely reverting
back what was once your citizenship.