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Citizenship Rights under LOI 270 and CA 473 by Rex is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This case involves siblings Hubert and Arlene Tan Co seeking correction of their birth certificates to reflect Filipino citizenship. Their father Co Boon Peng was granted Philippine citizenship under LOI 270 after naturalizing from China. LOI 270 did not contain provisions regarding derivative citizenship for children like CA 473 did. The trial court dismissed the petition, finding LOI 270 and CA 473 provided different effects regarding children. However, the Supreme Court ruled that LOI 270 and CA 473 shou

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Rex

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