Did Grace Poe run in 2013 while still an American?

INSTEAD of answering any of the questions that have been raised about her claim to being a “natural-born Filipino,” which is a constitutional requirement for her staying in office, Sen. Grace Poe has gone to Jaro, Iloilo reportedly in search of relatives to vouch for the circumstances of her birth and her “natural-born” status. It was at the historic Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral, Parish of the Lady of Candles, where 47 years ago Ms. Poe was reportedly found as a foundling by a woman named Chayong, family name unknown. She had the infant baptized by her name Grace, then turned her over to another woman from Bacolod named Tessie Valencia, who in turn gave her to the Fernando Poe Jr.-Susan Roces couple for adoption.

The whole thing was reportedly witnessed by the celebrated Archbishop of Jaro, Most. Reverend Jaime Sin, who later became the famous Cardinal Archbishop of Manila of the EDSA I fame. Whether the adoption was ever formalized should be a matter of public record. But the infant grew up and got a good education from the best schools as Grace Poe. She added the name Llamanzares when she got married to a Filipino-American, but dropped it from customary usage when she saw that people preferred Poe to Llamanzares.