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(Revised Naturalization Law)
Fifth. He must be able to speak and write English or Spanish and any one of the principal Philippine languages; and cban robles virtual law library Sec. 3. Special qualifications. The ten years of continuous residence required under the second condition of the last preceding Sec. shall be understood as reduced to five years for any petitioner having any of the following qualifications: 1. Having honorably held office under the Government of the Philippines or under that of any of the provinces, cities, municipalities, or political subdivisions thereof; 2. Having established a new industry or introduced a useful invention in the Philippines; 3. Being married to a Filipino woman; 4. Having been engaged as a teacher in the Philippines in a public or recognized private school not established for the exclusive instruction of children of persons of a particular nationality or race, in any of the branches of education or industry for a period of not less than two years; 5. Having been born in the Philippines. 4. Persons convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude; 5. Persons suffering from mental alienation or incurable contagious diseases;
Sec. 5. Declaration of intention. – One year prior to the filing of his petition for admission to Philippine citizenship, the applicant for Philippine citizenship shall file with the Bureau of Justice, a declaration under oath that it is bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the Philippines. Such declaration shall set forth name, age, occupation, personal description, place of birth, last foreign residence and allegiance, the date of arrival, the name of the vessel or aircraft, if any, in which he came to the Philippines, and the place of residence in the Philippines at the time of making the declaration. No declaration shall be valid until lawful entry for permanent residence has been established and a certificate showing the date, place, and manner of his arrival has been issued. The declarant must also state that he has enrolled his minor children, if any, in any of the public schools or private schools recognized by the Office of Private Education of the Philippines, where Philippine history, government, and civics are taught or prescribed as part of the school curriculum, during the entire period of the residence in the Philippines required of him prior to the hearing of his petition for naturalization as Philippine citizen. Each declarant must furnish two photographs of himself. cban robles virtual law library Sec. 6. Persons exempt from requirement to make a declaration of intention. – Persons born in the Philippines and have received their primary and secondary education in public schools or those recognized by the Government and not limited to any race or nationality, and those who have resided continuously in the Philippines for a period of thirty years or more before filing their application, may be naturalized without having to make a declaration of intention upon complying with the other requirements of this Act. To such requirements shall be added that which establishes that the applicant has given primary and secondary education to all his children in the public schools or in private schools recognized by the Government and not limited to any race or nationality. The same shall be understood to be applicable with respect to the widow and minor children of an alien who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the Philippines, and dies before he is actually naturalized. Sec.
7. Petition for citizenship. – Any person desiring to acquire
Philippine citizenship shall file with the competent court, a petition
in triplicate, accompanied by two photographs of the petitioner,
setting forth his name and surname; his present and former places of
residence; his occupation; the place and date of his birth; whether
single or married and the father of children, the name, age, birthplace
and residence of the wife and of each of the children; the approximate
date of his or her arrival in the Philippines, the name of the port of
debarkation, and, if he remembers it, the name of the ship on which he
came; a declaration that he has the qualifications required by this
Act, specifying the same, and that he is not disqualified for
naturalization under the provisions of this Act; that he has complied
with the requirements of Sec. five of this Act; and that he will reside
continuously in the Philippines from the date of the filing of the
petition up to the time of his admission to Philippine citizenship. The
petition must be signed by the applicant in his own handwriting and be
supported by the affidavit of at least two credible persons, stating
that they are citizens of the Philippines and personally know the
petitioner to be a resident of the Philippines for the period of time
required by this Act and a person of good repute and morally
irreproachable, and that said petitioner has in their opinion all the
qualifications necessary to become a citizen of the Philippines and is
not in any way disqualified under the provisions of this Act. The
petition shall also set forth the names and post-office addresses of
such witnesses as the petitioner may desire to introduce at the hearing
of the case. The certificate of arrival, and the declaration of
intention must be made part of the petition. Sec.
9. Notification and appearance.—Immediately upon the filing of a
petition, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court to publish the
same at petitioner's expense, once a week for three consecutive weeks,
in the Official Gazette, and in one of the newspapers of general
circulation in the province where the petitioner resides, and to have
copies of said petition and a general notice of the hearing posted in a
public and conspicuous place in his office or in the building where
said office is located, setting forth in such notice the name,
birthplace and residence of the petitioner, the date and place of his
arrival in the Philippines, the names of the witnesses whom the
petitioner proposes to introduce in support of his petition, and the
date of the hearing of the petition, which hearing shall not be held
within ninety days from the date of the last publication of the notice.
The clerk shall, as soon as possible, forward copies of the petition,
the sentence, the naturalization certificate, and other pertinent data
to the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Justice, the
Provincial Inspector of the Philippine Constabulary of the province and
the Justice of the Peace of the municipality wherein the petitioner
resides. Sec.
12. Issuance of the Certificate of Naturalization.—If, after the lapse
of thirty days from and after the date on which the parties were
notified of the Court, no appeal has been filed, or if, upon appeal,
the decision of the court has been confirmed by the Supreme Court, and
the said decision has become final, the clerk of the court which heard
the petition shall issue to the petitioner a naturalization certificate
which shall, among other things, state the following: The file number
of the petition, the number of the naturalization certificate, the
signature of the person naturalized affixed in the presence of the
clerk of the court, the personal circumstances of the person
naturalized, the dates on which his declaration of intention and
petition were filed, the date of the decision granting the petition,
and the name of the judge who rendered the decision. A photograph of
the petitioner with the dry seal affixed thereto of the court which
granted the petition, must be affixed to the certificate. "I,
______________________________________, solemnly swear that I renounce
absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to the
____________________. of which at this time I am a subject or citizen;
that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Philippines and
that I will obey the laws, legal orders and decrees promulgated by the
duly constituted authorities of the Commonwealth of the Philippines;
[and I hereby declare that I recognize and accept the supreme authority
of the United States of America in the Philippines and will maintain
true faith and allegiance thereto; and that I impose this obligation
upon myself voluntarily without mental reservation or purpose of
evasion. Sec.
13. Record books.—The clerk of the court shall keep two books; one in
which the petition and declarations of intention shall be recorded in
chronological order, noting all proceedings thereof from the filing of
the petition to the final issuance of the naturalization certificate;
and another, which shall be a record of naturalization certificates
each page of which shall have a duplicate which shall be duly attested
by the clerk of the court and delivered to the petitioner. cban robles virtual law library Approved: June 17, 1939. |