Mr. Gabby Lopez is a Filipino citizen.
Mr. Gabby Lopez is a Filipino citizen.
He was born to Filipino parents — under the 1935 Constitution that was in effect when he was born — which automatically makes him a Filipino citizen.
He did not need to acquire Filipino citizenship because he never lost it nor renounced it.
He was born in the US and under the US Constitution, he is also a US citizen.
A passport is not the sole proof of citizenship. When Mr. Lopez asked the Bureau of Immigration to recognize his citizenship, it was for the purpose of getting official recognition of his Filipino citizenship.
The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Immigration have both recognized the Philippine citizenship from birth of Mr. Lopez as contained in Identification Certificate No. 0069 dated 1 Oct 2002.