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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1831
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1831
- GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO THE SPOUSES CHIA CHANG CHIEK,
HEREINAFTER TO BE KNOWN AS MR. JOHN TAN SIA SENG, AND CHAN SIOE ING,
HEREINAFTER TO BE KNOWN AS MRS. SANDRA TAN SIA SENG, TO THE SPOUSES MR.
LEANDRO VASQUEZ AND MRS. ANDREA VASQUEZ, AND TO MR. EDUARDO J. SORIANO
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WHEREAS,
the spouses Chia Chang Chiek, hereinafter to be known as Mr. John Tan
Sia Seng, and Chan Sioe Ing, hereinafter to be known as Mrs. Sandra Tan
Sia Seng, are specialists in Chinese medicine and therapy and in
Acupuncture, who have unselfishly devoted their time and skills to cure
indigent Filipinos;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the aforesaid spouses have decided to make this country their
permanent home to which they shall own and pledge allegiance and
loyalty;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Mr. Leandro Vasquez, of Cuban ancestry and married to Andrea
Vasquez, came to the Philippines in 1962 on a pre-arranged employment
visa and was admitted as permanent resident in the Philippines on
January 9, 1972;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Mr. Leandro Vasquez, who served as Vice President and General
Manager of Clavarria Philippines Co., Inc., from 1962 to 1965 and also
worked with the Czarmikow-Rionda (Phil.) Inc., from 1965 to 1977, has
been employed with the Philippine Sugar Commission since 1977, and has
made significant contributions to the country's efforts to improve the
sugar industry; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the continued stay in the Philippines of Leandro Vasquez and
his wife, Andrea Vasquez, both of whom have signified their desire to
become citizens of the Philippines, will undoubtedly benefit our sugar
industry in general;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Mr. Eduardo J. Soriano, who is Assistant Vice President,
Agri-Business Group, of the San Miguel Corporation, has made invaluable
contributions to the government's food production program, particularly
in terms of research and studies relative to shrimp production,
technology and processing, and is a well-known civic leader in the
country; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Mr. Eduardo J. Soriano has been the recipient of letters of
commendation and support from both government and private agencies and
organizations, including the Ministry of Agriculture and the organizing
committees of the 1979-1980 Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines
and the 1979-1980 National Guro Awards for projects of great social and
economic importance that he has initiated;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it will be for the benefit of our people if Mr. Eduardo J.
Soriano, who has signified his desire to acquire Philippine
citizenship, will be granted such citizenship.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. The spouses Mr. John Tan Sia Seng and Mrs.
Sandra Tan Sia Seng are hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all
the rights, privileges and prerogatives appurtenant
thereto. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. The spouses Mr. Leandro Vasquez and Mrs.
Andrea Vasquez are hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all the
rights, privileges and prerogatives appurtenant thereto.
Section 3. Mr. Eduardo J. Soriano is hereby granted
Philippine citizenship with all the rights, privileges and prerogatives
appurtenant thereto. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. This decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-one.
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