Tag: R.A. 9225

— Civil Law, Political Law —

David vs. Agbay G.R. No. 199113 March 18, 2015 Retroactivity of laws, Citizenship, R.A. 9225

August 4, 2018

FACTS: Petitioner migrated to Canada where he became a Canadian citizen by naturalization. Upon retirement, petitioner and his wife returned to the Philippines and purchased a lot along the beach in Oriental Mindoro where they constructed a residential house. However, the portion where they built their house is public land and part of the salvage… Read More David vs. Agbay G.R. No. 199113 March 18, 2015 Retroactivity of laws, Citizenship, R.A. 9225

— Constitutional Law, Political Law —

Nicolas-Lewis vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 162759 August 4, 2006 Dual Citizenship, Citizenship Retention and Re‑Acquisition Act of 2003, RA 9189

December 4, 2017

FACTS: In this petition for certiorari and mandamus, petitioners, referring to themselves as “duals” or dual citizens, pray that they and others who retained or reacquired Philippine citizenship under RA 9225, the Citizenship Retention and Re‑Acquisition Act of 2003, be allowed to avail themselves of the mechanism provided under the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of… Read More Nicolas-Lewis vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 162759 August 4, 2006 Dual Citizenship, Citizenship Retention and Re‑Acquisition Act of 2003, RA 9189