citizenship will be restored to his prior status as a naturalized Filipino citizen.

On the other hand,

if hewas originally a natural-born citizen before he lost his Philippine citizenship, he will be
restored to hisformer status as a natural-born Filipino.Sources:Full text of case Case
digest -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------G.R. No. 161434 March 3, 2004
MARIA JEANETTE C. TECSON and FELIX B. DESIDERIO, JR., petitioners,vs.
The COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RONALD ALLAN KELLY POE (a.k.a. FERNANDO
POE,JR.) and VICTORINO X. FORNIER, respondents.
Facts:
Victorino X. Fornier, petitioner initiated a petition before the COMELEC to disqualify FPJ andto
deny due course or to cancel his certificate of candidacy upon the thesis that FPJ made a
materialmisrepresentation in his certificate of candidacy by claiming to be a natural-born Filipino
citizen whenin truth, according to Fornier, his parents were foreigners; his mother, Bessie Kelley
Poe, was anAmerican, and his father, Allan Poe, was a Spanish national, being the son of
Lorenzo Pou, aSpanish subject. Granting, petitioner asseverated, that Allan F. Poe was a Filipino
citizen, he couldnot have transmitted his Filipino citizenship to FPJ, the latter being an
illegitimate child of an alienmother. Petitioner based the allegati
citizenship will be restored to his prior status as a naturalized Filipino citizen. On the other hand,
if hewas originally a natural-born citizen before he lost his Philippine citizenship, he will be
restored to hisformer status as a natural-born Filipino.Sources:Full text of case Case
digest -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------G.R. No. 161434 March 3, 2004
MARIA JEANETTE C. TECSON and FELIX B. DESIDERIO, JR., petitioners,vs.
The COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RONALD ALLAN KELLY POE (a.k.a. FERNANDO
POE,JR.) and VICTORINO X. FORNIER, respondents.
Facts:
Victorino X. Fornier, petitioner initiated a petition before the COMELEC to disqualify FPJ andto
deny due course or to cancel his certificate of candidacy upon the thesis that FPJ made a
materialmisrepresentation in his certificate of candidacy by claiming to be a natural-born Filipino
citizen whenin truth, according to Fornier, his parents were foreigners; his mother, Bessie Kelley
Poe, was anAmerican, and his father, Allan Poe, was a Spanish national, being the son of
Lorenzo Pou, aSpanish subject. Granting, petitioner asseverated, that Allan F. Poe was a Filipino
citizen, he couldnot have transmitted his Filipino citizenship to FPJ, the latter being an
illegitimate child of an alienmother. Petitioner based the allegation of the illegitimate birth of
respondent on two assertions - first,Allan F. Poe contracted a prior marriage to a certain Paulita
Gomez before his marriage to BessieKelley and, second, even if no such prior marriage had
existed, Allan F. Poe, married Bessie Kellyonly a year after the birth of respondent

on of the illegitimate birth of respondent on two assertions - first,Allan F. Poe contracted a prior
marriage to a certain Paulita Gomez before his marriage to BessieKelley and, second, even if no
such prior marriage had existed, Allan F. Poe, married Bessie Kellyonly a year after the birth of
respondent