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Practice question: Dual Citizenship and Dual Allegiance

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which circumstance illustrates dual citizenship arising from concurrent nationality laws?
  1. A person works for two private employers
  2. A person speaks two languages
  3. A person is born to a Filipino parent in a country whose law also grants citizenship by birthplace
  4. A person visits a foreign country for a holiday
  5. A person owns bank accounts in two countries

Legal references

  • Mercado v. Manzano, G.R. No. 135083, May 26, 1999, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/37660
  • 1987 Constitution, Article IV, Sections 1 and 5: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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