Practice question
A person who was an alien from birth first becomes Filipino through a completed ordinary naturalization proceeding in adulthood. What is the resulting citizenship classification?
- Natural-born solely because the oath was taken in Manila.
- Naturalized Filipino citizen.
- Natural-born solely because the applicant studied locally.
- A citizen without any constitutional classification.
- An alien despite the valid completed grant.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IV Sections 1(4) and 2: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Bengson III v. HRET, G.R. No. 142840, May 7, 2001, main decision, naturalization distinguished: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/18/58613
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