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The Facts. Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares (petitioner) was found abandoned as a newborn infant in the Parish Church of Jaro, Iloilo by a certain Edgardo Militar (Edgardo) on 3 September 1968. Parental care and custody over petitioner was passed on by Edgardo to his relatives, Emiliano Militar (Emiliano) and his wife.
- Sereno [Cj]
With the majority of the Members of the Court declaring, by...
- Sereno [Cj]
CASE DIGEST: MARY GRACE NATIVIDAD S. POE-LLAMANZARES, Petitioners, vs. COMELEC AND ESTRELLA C. ELAMPARO Respondents. (March 8, 2016; G.R. No. 221697). Grace Poe-Llamanzares wishes to run for the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. However, she's a foundling.
Resolution dated 11 December 2015, rendered through its First Division, in the consolidated cases SPA No. 15-002 (DC) entitled Francisco S. Tatad, petitioner, vs. Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares, respondent; SPA No. 15-007 (DC) entitled Antonio P. Contreras, petitioner, vs. Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares, respondent ...
Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares (petitioner) was found abandoned as a newborn infant in the Parish Church of Jaro, Iloilo by a certain Edgardo Militar (Edgardo) on 3 September 1968.
Mar 2, 2024 · The case involves Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares (petitioner), a foundling discovered in a church in Iloilo City, Philippines, who later became the adopted daughter of celebrity couple Fernando Poe, Jr. and Susan Roces.
I reiterate my position that petitioner Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe Llamanzares (petitioner) is indeed a Filipino citizen. However, petitioner is not a natural-born Filipino citizen. In addition, petitioner fails to comply with the minimum ten-year residency requirement.
With the majority of the Members of the Court declaring, by a vote of 9 as against 6, that petitioner Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares has no legal impediment to run for the presidency, it is most unfortunate that one of the Dissenting Opinions opens with a statement that tries to cast uncertainty on an already tense situation.
