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COMELEC Disqualification Case: Mercado vs. Manzano by Gabrielle Anne Endona is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1. The petitioner sought to intervene in a case where a candidate for vice mayor was being challenged for having dual citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled the petitioner had the right to intervene under the Electoral Reforms Law as there was no final judgment yet. 2. The Court distinguished dual citizenship from dual allegiance, finding the candidate only had dual citizenship involuntarily due to conflicting citizenship laws, not dual allegiance requiring renouncing foreign allegiance. 3. By filing his

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Gabrielle Anne Endona

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