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Nova was born in Davao City in 2013 to a Filipino mother and a Korean father and has lived in the Philippines her entire life. Omar, a Yemeni national, arrived in the Philippines in 2010 and, in 2025, applies for Philippine citizenship by naturalization, claiming he satisfies residency and other naturalization criteria. (a) Identify the mode of acquiring Philippine citizenship that applies to Nova. (b) Identify the mode of acquiring Philippine citizenship that applies to Omar. (c) Based on the governing rules, determine whether Nova is a Filipino citizen by birth and whether Omar is likely to be granted citizenship by naturalization.