Practice question
A deserted infant with unknown birth and parentage is found in Iloilo in 2025. Officials document the child as a foundling. Years later, a challenger argues that the child cannot be Filipino because no parent has been identified. No substantial proof of foreign parentage is offered. Which rule governs under Republic Act No. 11767?
- The absence of identified parents conclusively establishes alienage.
- The foundling is presumed a natural-born Filipino, and mere absence of parental identification does not defeat that presumption.
- The child becomes Filipino only if adopted by a Philippine citizen.
- The child must first obtain a private organization's citizenship certificate.
- The presumption applies only after the child reaches majority.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 11767, Sections 3 and 5: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph//thebookshelf//showdocs/2/95041
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