Practice question
An alien born abroad has resided in the Philippines continuously for twenty-five years and meets the education, language and integration requirements of Republic Act No. 9139. He seeks that statute’s administrative route and argues that his long residence cures the fact that he was not born in the Philippines. Which conclusion is best?
- Long residence automatically changes his birthplace for the statute.
- He satisfies the birth condition whenever he speaks Filipino.
- The statute’s Philippine-birth requirement is not cured by length of residence alone; he must consider any other route for which he lawfully qualifies.
- Every alien resident becomes a citizen automatically after twenty years.
- The committee may replace the statute’s birth condition with a fee.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 9139, Sections 3, 4 and 6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9139_2001.html
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