Practice question
A naturalized Filipino has been a Philippine resident for twenty years, is forty-five, can read and write, and is a registered voter. Assuming these facts and no change in citizenship status, does satisfying those other qualifications cure the absence of natural-born citizenship for the Senate?
- Yes, if residence exceeds ten years.
- Yes, because age replaces the citizenship requirement.
- No, because the constitutional natural-born qualification remains independently required.
- Yes, if a political party nominates the person.
- No, because Senators must never have lived abroad.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VI, Section 3.
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