Practice question
Teresa first became Filipino by naturalization at age twenty-eight. Decades later, she has lived in the Philippines for forty years. Does residence alone convert her citizenship into natural-born status?
- Yes, after ten years.
- Yes, after twenty years.
- No; later residence does not change her original acquisition through naturalization into citizenship from birth.
- Yes, if she owns a business.
- Yes, if neighbors describe her as native-born.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IV: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Bengson III v. HRET, G.R. No. 142840, May 7, 2001, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/18/58613
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