WHEREAS,
Christine Marie S. Jacob, a citizen of the United States of America,
has for almost 15 years been a permanent resident of the Philippines
and has from grade school studied here; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it has been her wish to make the Philippines her permanent
home and has, in her letter-application, manifested her desire to be a
Filipino that being a minor, her mother, Rosemarie Sotto Jacob, has
given full and wholehearted consent, as expressed in her letter dated
April 12, 1983; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, during the entire period of her stay in the Philippines, she
has mingled socially with our people and has embraced and practiced our
traditions/customs and shared with our aspirations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, she has associated herself with Filipino athletes and has been
identified with them in various international swimming competitions,
reaping district honors for the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby grant Philippine citizenship to Christine Marie
S. Jacob with all rights, privileges and prerogatives appurtenant
thereto.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-three.
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