RA 9225 ON DUAL CITIZENSHIP: Challenge or Accept RA 9225

RA 9225, which took effect on 17 September 2003, declares that
former natural-born Filipino citizens who acquired foreign
citizenship through naturalisation are deemed not to have lost their
Philippine citizenship under conditions provided in the Act.

There former Filipinos can re-acquire/retain their Philippine
citizenship by taking the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the
Philippines.
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What rights and privileges will dual citizens enjoy?

Those who retain or reacquire their Philippine Citizenship under RA
9225 shall enjoy full civil and political rights and be subject to
all attendant liabilities and responsibilities under existing laws
of the Philippines and the following conditions:


Those intending to exercise their right of suffrage must meet the
requirements under Section 1, Article V of the Constitution,
Republic Act No. 9189, otherwise known as "The Overseas Absentee
Voting Act 0f 2003" and other existing laws.


Under the Act, the right to vote or be elected or appointed to any
public office in the Philippines cannot be exercised by, or extended
to, those who are candidates for or are occupying any public office
in the country of which they are naturalized citizens and/or those
who are in active service as commissioned or non-commissioned
officers in the armed forces of the country which they are
naturalized citizens.


Those seeking elective public office in the Philippines shall meet
the qualifications for holding such public office as required by the
Constitution and existing laws and, at the time of filing of the
certificate of candidacy, make a personal and sworn renunciation of
any and all foreign citizenship before any public officer authorized
to administer an oath.


Those appointed to any public office shall subscribe and swear to an
oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines and its duly
constituted authorities prior to their assumption of office:
Provided, That they renounce their oath of allegiance to the country
where they took that oath....


From: Mario Panlilio, 20 April 2009