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Mahigit 60,000 dating Pinoy ang muling nakakuha ng Philippine citizenship sa ilalim ng tinatawag na dual citizenship law na ipinasa ng Kongreso ilang taon na ang nakalilipas.
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                    [Title] => 12,000 immigrants get dual citizenship in 2005
                    [Summary] => Over 12,000 Filipino immigrants regained their Filipino citizenship in 2005, made possible by the dual citizenship law enacted by Congress two years ago, the Bureau of Immigration reported yesterday.


Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. said most of those who availed themselves of the dual citizenship privilege were Filipinos who migrated to the US and became naturalized American citizens. There were also thousands of naturalized Canadian and Australian citizens who regained their Filipino citizenship.


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                    [Title] => Overseas Pinoys urged to register for ’04 elections
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This was what presidential adviser on overseas Filipino communities Heherson Alvarez told Filipinos in Los Angeles, California yesterday. 


Alvarez advised these Filipinos to participate in the Philippines’ political affairs by "beating the deadline to register and vote in the upcoming elections and to invest your hard-earned dollars back home."


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                    [Title] => A million voters face disenfranchisement
                    [Summary] => About a million overseas Filipinos may not be able to vote in next year’s elections because of the strict residency requirements of the Absentee Voting Law.


It is feared that immigrants and permanent residents abroad would be disenfranchised unless they declare an intention to return to the Philippines. 


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                    [Summary] => Ilocos Norte Rep. Imee Marcos called yesterday for the extension of the absentee voting registration period following the enactment of the law on dual citizenship.


Marcos said the dual citizenship law automatically enables Filipinos naturalized in another country to participate in the electoral process upon their reacquisition of their Philippine citizenship.


She also lamented the dismal response to the ongoing overseas absentee voting registration, which will end on September 30.


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                    [Summary] => Presidential adviser on overseas Filipino communities Heherson Alvarez is again asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the registration period for overseas Filipino voters until Oct. 7.


Alvarez made this appeal yesterday after Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos rejected his earlier petition seeking to extend overseas voters’ registration by another 30 days to Oct. 30.


The registration period for overseas Filipino voters was set by the Comelec for Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.


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                    [Summary] => Presidential adviser on overseas Filipino communities Heherson Alvarez urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday to extend the registration period for Filipinos voting abroad for another 30 days.


Voters registration for overseas Filipinos started Aug. 1 and will end on Sept. 30. However, Alvarez noted the low turnout of voters and recommended the extension of the registration period to Oct. 30.


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Alvarez made this appeal yesterday after Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos rejected his earlier petition seeking to extend overseas voters’ registration by another 30 days to Oct. 30.


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