Practice question
A foreign victim has lived in Manila for twenty years but has never become Filipino. A foreigner commits a covered RA 9851 crime against that victim abroad. On these facts alone, does paragraph (c) apply?
- Yes, residence always equals citizenship
- Yes, any Manila connection satisfies paragraph (c)
- Yes, duration of residence replaces nationality after ten years
- Yes, foreign victims are deemed Filipino for RA 9851
- No, paragraph (c) requires a Filipino citizen victim
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9851_2009.html — Republic Act No. 9851, section 17
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