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Aasjs VS Datumanong

This document summarizes a Supreme Court case regarding dual citizenship allowed under RA 9225. The case examined whether RA 9225 allows dual allegiance, which is prohibited under the Constitution. The Court held that RA 9225 aims to remove provisions revoking Philippine citizenship for natural-born citizens who become naturalized in other countries. The law allows dual citizenship but does not recognize dual allegiance. It shifts responsibility for addressing dual allegiance issues to the foreign country involved. RA 9225 does not address what happens to other citizenships.

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Aasjs VS Datumanong

This document summarizes a Supreme Court case regarding dual citizenship allowed under RA 9225. The case examined whether RA 9225 allows dual allegiance, which is prohibited under the Constitution. The Court held that RA 9225 aims to remove provisions revoking Philippine citizenship for natural-born citizens who become naturalized in other countries. The law allows dual citizenship but does not recognize dual allegiance. It shifts responsibility for addressing dual allegiance issues to the foreign country involved. RA 9225 does not address what happens to other citizenships.

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G.R. No.

160869, May 11, 2007 AASJS VS DATUMANONG


Sec. 3, RA 9225 stayed clear of the problem of dual allegiance and shifted the burden of confronting the issue of whether or not there is dual allegiance to the concerned foreign country.

FACTS: This is an action for prohibition against the Secretary of Justice, the official tasked to implement laws governing citizenship. According to petitioner, RA 9225 condones dual allegiance which is contrary to the Constitution. ISSUE: y Whether or not RA 9225 allows dual allegiance

HELD: ...it is clear that the intent of the legislature in drafting RA 9225 is to do away with the provision in the CA 63 which takes away Philippine citizenship from natural-born Filipinos who become naturalized citizens of other countries. What RA 9225 allows is dual citizenship to natural-born Filipino citizens who have lost Philippine citizenship by reason of their naturalization as citizens of a foreign country. On its face, it does not recognize dual allegiance. By swearing to the supreme authority of the Republic, the person implicitly renounces his foreign citizenship. Plainly, from Sec. 3, RA 9225 stayed clear of the problem of dual allegiance and shifted the burden of confronting the issue of whether or not there is dual allegiance to the concerned foreign country. What happens to the other citizenship was not made a concern of RA 9225.

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