Practice question
Marco first acquired Philippine citizenship by valid naturalization at age thirty. He later satisfies every noncitizenship qualification for the Senate. Does his valid citizenship alone satisfy the Constitution's natural-born requirement for Senator?
- Yes, because all citizens have identical qualifications for every office.
- Yes, because ten additional years of residence convert naturalized status.
- Yes, because a voter can waive the constitutional classification.
- Yes, because payment of taxes creates citizenship from birth.
- No. His first acquisition by naturalization does not satisfy the required natural-born classification.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IV Section 2 and Article VI Section 3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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