Practice question
Under Orbecido, what citizenship timing is critical to the Article 26(2) inquiry?
- Citizenship when the valid foreign divorce is obtained
- Only citizenship at birth
- Only the passport renewal date
- Only citizenship at the recognition hearing
- Only the witness’s citizenship
Legal references
- Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No.154380, October 5, 2005, main decision, citizenship when divorce obtained: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/oct2005/gr_154380_2005.html
- EO227, Article 26 amendment: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_227_1987.html
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