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The Case of Grace Poe

Bicol, Renz B.

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On March ll, 2016, The Supreme Cour has sol!e" Grace Poe#s case a$ou her naionali% an"

ma&in' her an official can"i"ae for presi"enc%. Bu firs (ha are he Qualifications for

Presidency) These are *a+ aural-$orn ciizen of he Philippines, *$+ re'isere" !oer, *c+ $le

o rea" an" (rie, *"+ leas for% %ears of a'e, *e+ Resi"en of he Philippines for a leas en

%ears. /n or"er o "eermine if Poe is reall% a can"i"ae for presi"enc%, (e nee" o 'o hrou'h he

ualificaions

*a+ aural-$orn ciizen of he Philippines. One nee"s o $e a naural-$orn ciizen of he

Philippines o run for presi"enc%, no ecepions. ccor"in' o ricle Secion 2.

aural-$orn ciizens are hose (ho are ciizens of he Philippines from $irh (ihou

ha!in' o perform an% ac o acuire or perfec heir Philippine ciizenship

. Those (ho

elec Philippine ciizenship in accor"ance (ih para'raph. o( focus on he un"erline"

phrase. s (e &no( Grace Poe (as an a$an"one" ne($orn infan in he Parish of 3aro,

/loilo. She (as foun" $% 4"'ar"o Miliar *a 5ilipino Ciizen+ an" raise" her for he

meanime. fer some %ears she (as a"ope" $% Ronal" llan ell% Poe an" 3esusaSonara Poe *$oh 5ilipino Ciizen+. /f (e "on# &no( (ho Grace Poe#s parens reall% are,

ha ma&es her ciizenship from $irh un"efine". 5or me ha ma&es her ineli'i$le o run

for can"i"ac%. There (ere some saisics ha sho(e" ho( he percena'e of ho( man%

5ilipinos (here here a /loilo $% he ime Poe (as foun"e" an" i (as esimae" o

77.689 of he people here are 5ilipinos. n" he SC sai" ha :Poe has he %pical

5ilipino feaures such as hei'h, fla nasal $ri"'e, srai'h $lac& hair, almon"-shape" e%es

an" an o!al face;, a&e noe ha someimes (e misinerpre oher people from oher

counr% ha he% are 5ilipino $ecause of heir ph%sical feaure, Tha "oes no pro!e ha

she (as a ne($orn 5ilipino ciizen. /n hose num$ers she can onl% $e a ne($orn 5ilipino

ciizen if he percena'e (as 1009 5ilipino#s (here li!in' a ha place (hen she (as

$orn

On 1< Oco$er 2001, she $ecame a nauralize" merican ciizen. On 3ul% =,2007 she

oo& an Oah of lle'iance o he Repu$lic of he Philippines, she file" (ih he Bureu of

/mmi'raion a s(orn peiion o reacuire Philippine ciizenship. The momen she "oes

ha "oes no mean she (ill 'ain her :naural-$orn 5ilipino ciizenship; $ac&, she (ill >us

$e a 5ilipino ciizen a'ain.

*$+ ?hen she reache" he a'e of 1< in 17