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or
not
Petitioner
Labo
is
citizen
of
the
Philippines.
Held: The petitioners contention that his marriage to an Australian national in 1976 did not
automatically divest him of Philippine citizenship is irrelevant. There is no claim or finding that he
automatically ceased to be a Filipino because of that marriage. He became a citizen of Australia
because he was naturalized as such through a formal and positive process, simplified in his case
because he was married to an Australian citizen. As a condition for such naturalization, he formally
took the Oath of Allegiance and/or made the Affirmation of Allegiance, renouncing all other
allegiance. It does not appear in the record, nor does the petitioner claim, that he has reacquired
Philippine citizenship.