Practice question
A person who validly reacquired Philippine citizenship under RA 9225 accepts appointment to a Philippine public office. She argues that the citizenship oath taken years earlier necessarily dispenses with every Section 5(3) requirement. Which answer is best?
- Reacquisition alone does not dispense with the oath before assumption and renunciation of the foreign oath required for appointive office.
- Any dual citizen is absolutely barred from every appointment.
- A foreign employer alone determines Philippine eligibility.
- The appointee need only pay a filing fee.
- The Act imposes conditions only on private employment.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 9225, August 29, 2003, Sections 3 and 5: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2003/ra_9225_2003.html
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