The proposal adds a new section to the election code stating that Filipinos who are citizens from birth, even if they also hold foreign citizenship, are still natural‑born and may run for office without renouncing the foreign citizenship, unless they later naturalized as a foreign citizen after turning 18.
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Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.