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Mar 3, 2004 citizenship natural-born presidential qualifications election law jurisprudence

Citizenship by Blood: Redefining Qualifications for the Philippine Presidency

The Supreme Court's 2004 ruling in Tecson v. COMELEC clarifies how natural-born citizenship is determined for presidential candidates.