Carpio, Dissent in Tecson

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In any event, the Convention guarantees a child "the right to acquire a nationality,"[30] and requires States
Parties to "ensure the implementation" of this right, "in particular where the child would otherwise be
stateless."[31] Thus, as far as nationality or citizenship is concerned, the Convention guarantees the right
of the child to acquire a nationality so that he may not be stateless. The Convention does not guarantee a
child a citizenship at birth, but merely "the right to acquire a nationality" in accordance with municipal law.
When FPJ was born in 1939, he was apparently under United States law an American citizen at birth.[32]
After his birth FPJ also had the right to acquire Philippine citizenship by proving his filiation to his alleged
Filipino father in accordance with Philippine law. At no point in time was FPJ in danger of being stateless.
Clearly, FPJ cannot invoke the Convention to claim he is a natural-born Philippine citizen.

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