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Practice question: Citizenship

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Practice question

A former foundling's parentage is later established, but the person cannot acquire either parent's citizenship and would otherwise become stateless. What protection does RA 11767 Section 11 provide?
  1. Automatic immediate statelessness
  2. Retention of Philippine citizenship until it is established that the person can benefit from either parent's citizenship
  3. Automatic adoption by a foreign State
  4. Citizenship determined by a private employer
  5. Permanent denial of every identity document

Legal references

  • RA11767, Sections3–5 and7–11: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11767_2022.html
  • 1987 Constitution, ArticleIV: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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