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Eusebio Eugenio K. Lopez Vs. Commission on Election, et al.

EUSEBIO EUGENIO K. LOPEZ, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and TESSIE P. VILLANUEVA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 182701 | 2008-07-23

R E S O L U T I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

A Filipino-American or any dual citizen cannot run for any elective public position in the Philippines unless he or she personally swears to a renunciation of all foreign citizenship at the time of filing the certificate of candidacy.

This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65, in relation to Rule 64 of the Rules on Civil Procedure assailing the (1) Resolution[1] and (2) Omnibus Order[2] of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Second Division, disqualifying petitioner from running as Barangay Chairman.

Petitioner Eusebio Eugenio K. Lopez was a candidate for the position of Chairman of...