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Practice question: Loss and Reacquisition of Philippine Citizenship (RA 9225)

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Practice question

A citizen under Republic Act No. 9225 is still an active noncommissioned officer in the military of the country of foreign naturalization. She claims that the statute restricts only commissioned officers and therefore cannot affect her Philippine voting or public-office rights. Resolve the textual issue without deciding any unrelated citizenship-loss question.

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 9225, Sections 3, 4 and 5: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2003/ra_9225_2003.html

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