Does a person lose Philippine Citizenship if they did not naturalized or took an Oath of Allegiance to another country?

[Jadecocoon 0]

Okay so here's my situation, I am a US and Philippine passport holder. However I did not formally get a Dual citizenship certificate. I was born here in the Philippines and automatically acquired US citizenship by derivation through my mother who naturalized when I was a kid. I never naturalized nor took an Oath of Allegiance to the US and based what I read in Philippine Embassy websites:

RA 9225 (“Dual Citizenship Law”) is meant for Filipinos who lost citizenship by naturalizing in a foreign country as adults. It explicitly does not apply to those who already hold another citizenship by birth or automatic acquisition as minors.

So i just need some reassurance because I have a flight back to the US and I've been here the Philippines for 5 years, i dont want to get fined a huge amount of overstaying fee if they consider me as a foreigner if I present them my US passport in Philippine immigration because my PH passport does not have a visa. Also, when I entered the Philippines way back in 2020, which ph government only allow PH passport holder to enter, ph immigration stamped my PH passport for entry. I can't remember if I also showed my US passport.

 

Plus upon my arrival here in the Philippines, I renewed my PH passport in DFA Manila, I also showed them my US passport and the personnel went to the back office and talked to someone, when she came back she let me proceed with my renewal. Now I have a valid PH passport and US passport for travel, just really worried if on my flight date, PH immigration will grill me for not having a Dual CItizenship certificate or Re-acquisition of PH Certificate. Please understand my frustration.

[RO_AH 1,684]

Both my sons are dual citizens and have no such certificate. Not all cases require you to re-acquire your citizenship. My sons were born in PH and I filed a CRBA to become US citizens. No oath required.

[top_secret 2,707]

Whatever opinions anyone may have about CFO, they have produced a really detailed and informative pdf booklet covering Philippine nationality laws as they relate to dual citizenship here.  https://cms-cdn.e.gov.ph/CFO/pdf/24. DUAL-CIT-PRIMER-FINAL.pdf 

 

The OP seems to match the hypothetical example CFO mentions on Page 8

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(B.) Mr. X was born in America of a foreign father and a Filipino mother. Her mother applied for American citizenship a month after Mr. X’s birth, then became a naturalized American citizen. Is Mr. X a natural-born Filipino?

 

Yes, he is a natural-born Filipino since one of his parents was a Filipino at the time of his birth. 

 

CFO further explains the relevant Philippine nationality laws on Page 13 

 

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Who are those who have no need to apply for the re-acquisition of their Philippine citizenship?

 

Philippine citizens who acquired foreign citizenship through means aside from naturalization need not to apply for reacquisition of their citizenship under RA 9225.

 

 

 

More specifically, under US Laws, the minor children of naturalized US citizen parents "acquire US Citizenship by operation of law" under INA 320 as amended by the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA)

Philippine Passport holders can come and go from the Philippines on any timetable they wish.  US Passport holders can come and go from the US on any timetable they wish.

 

[Boiler 47,459]

Oath of Allegiance does not say what a lot of people seem to think it does.

[Jadecocoon 0]

On 6/28/2025 at 4:03 AM, top_secret said:

Whatever opinions anyone may have about CFO, they have produced a really detailed and informative pdf booklet covering Philippine nationality laws as they relate to dual citizenship here.  https://cms-cdn.e.gov.ph/CFO/pdf/24. DUAL-CIT-PRIMER-FINAL.pdf 

 

The OP seems to match the hypothetical example CFO mentions on Page 8

CFO further explains the relevant Philippine nationality laws on Page 13 

 

 

 

More specifically, under US Laws, the minor children of naturalized US citizen parents "acquire US Citizenship by operation of law" under INA 320 as amended by the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA)

Philippine Passport holders can come and go from the Philippines on any timetable they wish.  US Passport holders can come and go from the US on any timetable they wish.

 

So the minor child does not need to re-acquire his or her philippine citizenship?