In a three-page opinion dated April 30, the DOJ stated that under current laws, Filipinos retain their Philippine citizenship when acquiring citizenship from Iberian, Ibero-American countries, or the United Kingdom, provided a corresponding treaty exists.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice has supported a draft treaty between the Philippines and Spain that would allow natural-born Filipinos to retain their Philippine citizenship even if they become Spanish nationals.
“Further, the second paragraph of Article 24 of the Spanish Civil Code provides that ‘acquisition of the nationality of Latin American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, or Portugal shall not be sufficient to cause the loss of Spanish nationality by birth,” the DOJ’s legal opinion read.
The Iberian countries, located on the Iberian Peninsula, are Portugal and Spain. Ibero-American countries, on the other hand, are those situated in South America. Rains are expected in Luzon including Metro Manila as well as in the Visayas starting Thursday amid the start of the rainy...
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