MANILA: A leading contender for the Philippine presidency, Senator Grace Poe, could be barred from standing next year after the election commission ruled that she was not a “natural born” Filipino.
The neophyte politician, who topped the senatorial election in 2013, was a foundling with unknown parents who was adopted and raised by Philippine movie stars.
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