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This case digest summarizes the Supreme Court case Mercado v. Manzano, which ruled on whether a dual citizen is disqualified from holding public office in the Philippines. The Court ruled that (1) dual citizenship alone does not disqualify someone, as it is involuntary, but dual allegiance does as it requires loyalty to two states; (2) by declaring Philippine citizenship in his candidacy application, respondent Manzano effectively renounced his US citizenship under Philippine law; and (3) Manzano

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Sylvia Secuya

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