Scribd
Upload
87 views2 pages

Teodora Sobejana-Condon, Petitioner, vs. Commission On Elections, Luis M. Bautista, Robelito V. Picar and Wilma P. Pagaduan, Respondents

1) The petitioner, a natural-born Filipino citizen who became a naturalized Australian citizen, sought to reacquire her Philippine citizenship in 2004 before the Philippine Embassy in Australia pursuant to Section 10 of R.A. No. 9225. 2) In 2010, the petitioner ran for and was elected to the position of Vice-Mayor but her eligibility was questioned via quo warranto petitions on the ground that she failed to execute a sworn renunciation of her Australian citizenship as required by Section 13 of R.A. No. 9225. 3) The Supreme Court ruled that the petitioner validly reacquired her Philippine citizenship in 2004 but did not validly renounce her Australian citizenship because her renunciation

Uploaded by

Ares Victor S. Aguilar
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
87 views2 pages

Teodora Sobejana-Condon, Petitioner, vs. Commission On Elections, Luis M. Bautista, Robelito V. Picar and Wilma P. Pagaduan, Respondents

1) The petitioner, a natural-born Filipino citizen who became a naturalized Australian citizen, sought to reacquire her Philippine citizenship in 2004 before the Philippine Embassy in Australia pursuant to Section 10 of R.A. No. 9225. 2) In 2010, the petitioner ran for and was elected to the position of Vice-Mayor but her eligibility was questioned via quo warranto petitions on the ground that she failed to execute a sworn renunciation of her Australian citizenship as required by Section 13 of R.A. No. 9225. 3) The Supreme Court ruled that the petitioner validly reacquired her Philippine citizenship in 2004 but did not validly renounce her Australian citizenship because her renunciation

Uploaded by

Ares Victor S. Aguilar
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

TEODORA SOBEJANA-CONDON, Petitioner, vs.

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS,
LUIS M. BAUTISTA, ROBELITO V. PICAR and WILMA P. PAGADUAN, Respondents.
G.R. No. 198742 August 10, 2012
Facts:
Petitioner, a natural-born ilipino !iti"en, be!a#e a naturali"ed Australian !iti"en o$ing to %er
#arriage to a !ertain &evin '%o#as (ondon. )n 200*, s%e +iled an appli!ation to re-a!,uire
P%ilippine !iti"ens%ip be+ore t%e P%ilippine -#bass. in (anberra, Australia pursuant to /e!tion
0 o+ R.A. No. 922* ot%er$ise 1no$n as t%e 2(iti"ens%ip Retention and Re-A!,uisition A!t o+
2000. )t $as approved and t%e petitioner too1 %er oat% o+ allegian!e to t%e Republi! o+ t%e
P%ilippines. )n 2003, petitioner +iled an uns$orn 4e!laration o+ Renun!iation o+ Australian
(iti"ens%ip be+ore t%e 4epart#ent o+ )##igration and )ndigenous A++airs, (anberra, Australia,
$%i!% in turn issued t%e 5rder !erti+.ing t%at s%e %as !eased to be an Australian !iti"en.
Petitioner soug%t ele!tive o++i!e during t%e 6a. 10, 2010 ele!tions t%is ti#e +or t%e position o+
7i!e-6a.or. /%e obtained t%e %ig%est nu#bers o+ votes and $as pro!lai#ed as t%e $inning
!andidate.
/eparate petitions +or ,uo $arranto ,uestioning t%e petitioner8s eligibilit. $ere +iled be+ore t%e
R'(. '%e petitions si#ilarl. soug%t t%e petitioner8s dis,uali+i!ation +ro# %olding %er ele!tive
post on t%e ground t%at s%e is a dual !iti"en and t%at s%e +ailed to e9e!ute a 2personal and s$orn
renun!iation o+ an. and all +oreign !iti"ens%ip be+ore an. publi! o++i!er aut%ori"ed to ad#inister
an oat%2 as i#posed b. /e!tion *:2; o+ R.A. No. 922*. Petitioner argues t%at a s$orn
renun!iation is a #ere +or#al and not a #andator. re,uire#ent.
Iss!: <%et%er petitioner is ,uali+ied to %old %er ele!tive post
"!#d: =es
R.A. No. 922* allo$s t%e retention and re-a!,uisition o+ ilipino !iti"ens%ip +or natural-born
!iti"ens $%o %ave lost t%eir P%ilippine !iti"ens%ip18 b. ta1ing an oat% o+ allegian!e to t%e
Republi!. '%e oat% is an abbreviated repatriation pro!ess t%at restores one8s ilipino !iti"ens%ip
and all !ivil and politi!al rig%ts and obligations !on!o#itant t%ere$it%, sub>e!t to !ertain
!onditions i#posed in /e!tion *. ?nder t%e provisions o+ t%e a+ore#entioned la$, t%e petitioner
%as validl. re-a!,uired %er ilipino !iti"ens%ip $%en s%e too1 an 5at% o+ Allegian!e to t%e
Republi! o+ t%e P%ilippines on 4e!e#ber *, 200*. At t%at point, s%e %eld dual !iti"ens%ip, i.e.,
Australian and P%ilippine. @e+ore s%e initiall. soug%t ele!tive publi! o++i!e, s%e +iled a
renun!iation o+ Australian !iti"ens%ip in (anberra, Australia, $%i!% $as not under oat%, !ontrar.
to t%e e9a!t #andate o+ /e!tion *:2; t%at t%e renun!iation o+ +oreign !iti"ens%ip #ust be s$orn
be+ore an o++i!er aut%ori"ed to ad#inister oat%.
<%en t%e la$ is !lear and +ree +ro# an. doubt, t%ere is no o!!asion +or !onstru!tion or
interpretationA t%ere is onl. roo# +or appli!ation. /e!tion *:2; o+ R.A. No. 922* is one su!%
instan!e. )n Bope" v. (56-B-(, $e de!lared its !ategori!al and single #eaningC a ilipino
A#eri!an or an. dual !iti"en !annot run +or an. ele!tive publi! position in t%e P%ilippines unless
%e or s%e personall. s$ears to a renun!iation o+ all +oreign !iti"ens%ip at t%e ti#e o+ +iling t%e
!erti+i!ate o+ !andida!.. <e also e9pounded on t%e +or# o+ t%e renun!iation and %eld t%at to be
valid, t%e renun!iation #ust be !ontained in an a++idavit dul. e9e!uted be+ore an o++i!er o+ t%e
la$ $%o is aut%ori"ed to ad#inister an oat% stating in !lear and une,uivo!al ter#s t%at a++iant is
renoun!ing all +oreign !iti"ens%ip. ailure to renoun!e +oreign !iti"ens%ip in a!!ordan!e $it% t%e
e9a!t tenor o+ /e!tion *:2; o+ Republi! A!t :R.A.; No. 922* renders a dual !iti"en ineligible to
run +or and t%us %old an. ele!tive publi! o++i!e.

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy