Philippine Senate finally says you can be both. Scholars of transnationalism be advised.

THE Senate on Tuesday ratified the consolidated version of the dual citizenship bill, otherwise known as the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003, and is up for floor deliberations.

Senate President Franklin Drilon said if signed into law, the bill would benefit millions of former Filipino citizens who had migrated to their host countries.

“The passage of this bill is an affirmation that the Filipino people embrace our Filipino brothers abroad and that we highly appreciate their continued contribution in keeping our economy afloat,” Drilon said.

The bill provides that natural-born citizens of the Philippines who have acquired citizenship in their host countries can retain their nationality but they have to take first their oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines.