nonito donaire it is clearly stated in the given references that the nationality of donaire is filipino this page follow the format of boxrec com where it shows the boxer's nationality by their place of birth in fact donaire is of filipino descent donaire and his family only acquired us citizenship because they moved to us and became resident of ca usa lots of boxers like jean pascal antonio margarito giovani segura and vic darchinyan use the flag of their place of birth instead of their residence