CEBU - Vice-President Jejomar Binay on Sunday openly accused Senator Grace Poe of not being a Filipino after she took an oath to become an American citizen.

Speaking at the second leg of the PiliPinas Debates at the University of the Philippines Visayas in Cebu, Binay told Poe: "Hindi ka tunay na Pilipino kasi ikinahihiya mo...When you took your oath of allegiance for you to be naturalized as an American citizen, I abjure, kinahihiya ko ang pinanggalingan ko."

For her part, Poe said there are 10 million overseas Filipinos who dream of coming back to the country but seek to go abroad to get higher-paying jobs.

"Mayor Binay, hindi lang po sa kulay yan. Nasa pagmamahal. Nandito ka nga sa bansa pero nangulimbat ka naman ng pera," she told Binay.

Binay then told Poe: "Kita mo, ikaw sama-sama kayo e sa conspiracy..."