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Question 4
4. In the 2022 elections, Pho Goh, 27 years old, won as provincial governor.
Pho Goh took his oath of office and discharged his duties. Maxwell, a
registered voter, filed a petition for quo warranto against Pho Goh on the
ground that he cannot hold the Office of the Provincial Governor.
Maxwell alleged that Pho Goh was born in Vietnam and submitted his
Vietnamese passport as conclusive evidence that he is not a Filipino
citizen. In contrast, Pho Goh opposed the petition and presented his
belatedly registered birth certificate stating that his mother is a natural
born citizen of the Philippines. Is Maxwell correct that Pho Goh cannot
hold the Office of the Provincial Governor? Explain.
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