Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
The bar
to prosecution shall apply only to such crimes or felonies committed
due
to acts necessary or essential to maintain a false or fraudulent or
illegal
residence, such as falsification of marriage, birth
or
baptismal certificates or travel documents, visas or alien certificates
of registration.
4.1 Filing of registration forms with the folowing agencies:
(2) the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR); (3) the Bureau of Immigration; (4) the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and (5) the commercial or universal bank to which the alien pays the integration fee as hereafter provided. In lieu thereof, the filing of registration forms may be done in five (5) sets with a commercial or universal bank certified by the BIR as authorized collectors for income tax. 4.2.
The registration forms shall contain the applicant's full name and one
alias by which he may be known; proof of his identity, good moral
character
and financial capacity through affidavits from two (2) Filipino
citizens
of good reputation in his/her place of residence; history of stay in
the
Philippines; residential address for the immediate past five (5) years;
four (4) passport size pictures and a complete fingerprint
card for each of the
agencies
mentioned in 4.1, including his/her most recent dental records which
shall
be submitted to the NBI.
4.3 Payment ot the integration fee to any duly licensed commercial or universal bank accredited by the BIR as authorized to receive income tax payments in the following amount: 4.3.1 One hundred thousand pesos (P1OO,000) upon filing of the registration forms with the bank plus Fifty thousand pesos (P5O,OOO) per year over a three-year period from the payment of the first installment. The subsequent three (3) installment payments should be paid within twelve (12)months from the date of the first payment without any extensions. Provided, that the payments made by those who availed of the benefits of Executive Order No. 324 whose applications were approved before or after November 20, 1988 shall be credited to their favor. In lieu of the above installment payments, the applicant may immediately pay Two hundred thousand pesos(P200,000). 4.3.2. A single payment of Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) for the spouse and Twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000) for each legitimate child below eighteen (18) years of age. 4.3.3. Children born after June 30, 1992 of parents who received the benefits of this Act shall, upon proper registration with the Bureau of Immigration, become legal residents. 4.3.4.
The integration fees paid by an alien shall be in lieu of all
immigration
fees and fines said alien may have incurred during his unlawful
residence
in the country.
4.4. Submission
of a medical certificate stating that the applicant is not a user of
prohibited
drugs or otherwise a drug addict and that he is not afflicted with
Acquired
Immune
Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS).
Sec.
5. Official Receipt. - The commercial or universal bank shall
issue
an official receipt acknowledging receipt of the integration fee, upon
payment by the applicant of a processing fee of One thousand pesos
(P1,000).
In the event registration was effected under paragraph 2 of subSec.
4.1, the bank shall furnish copies of the registration documents to the
following agencies:
(1) the
civil register of the applicant's place of residence;
(2) the BIR; and (3) the NBI.
Sec. 6. Duties of the Bureau of Immigration. - Upon presentation by the applicant of the official receipt from the bank, together with a certification from the bank or the agency concerned, as the case may be that the civil registrar, BIR and NBI received copies of the registration forms, and the submission to the Bureau of Immigration shall immediately issue an alien certificate of registration (ACR) to the applicant. The legal residence granted under this Act shall commence from the date the Bureau of Immigration issues the ACR. The Bureau of Immigration shall publish, at the applicant's cost, the names, ages, addresses, and a photograph of each of the applicants in a national newspaper of general circulation at the end of each calendar month during the effectivity of the application period, as hereinafter provided in Sec. 8. The banks authorized under this Act to collect the fees herein required shall collect a publication fee of Five thousand pesos (P5,000) from the applicant. Sec.
7. Ministerial Duty of the Civil Regristrar, the BIR and the NBI.
- The civil registrar, the BIR and the NBI shall have the ministerial
duty
to accept the registration
forms required under
Sec.
4. Each of these agencies may charge no more than One hundred pesos
(P100)
for the filing of the registration forms. Upon payment of the filing
fee,
the agency concerned shall issue a certification that the
alien has filed with
the
said office by himself/herself or through the bank, all the forms
required
under Sec. 4. Sec. 8. Application Period. - The benefits extended by Sec. 3 can be availed of from June 1, 1995 to December 31, 1996. Sec. 9. Administrative Confirmation. - The procedure herein provided may be availed by any alien who may want a confirmation of his stay in the Philippines. Sec.
10. Eligibility for Citizenship. - Aliens granted legal
residence
under this Act shall be eligible to apply for naturalization after five
(5) years from the approval of his/her application. Sec. 12. Perjury. - The registration forms, together with the proof of required therein, shall be supported by affidavits of two (2) Filipino citizens of good reputation in the applicant's place of residence. All applications shall be under oath or affirmation, which oath or affirmation shall be required for their registration. Applicants who violate their oath or affirmation by knowingly making untruthful statements on any material matter in their applications shall be liable for perjury under the Revised Penal Code. In addition to the penalty imposed on perjury, the subsequent convictions of the applicant shall revoke the legal residence granted him/her and shall subject the applicant to deportation proceedings. Sec. 13. Appropriation. - There is hereby appropriated, out of the payments received under Sec. 4 hereof, an amount of five million pesos (P5,000,000) to cover administrative and other expenses to be incurred in the implementation of this Act. Sec. 14. Privacy Clause. - Information submitted by an alien applicant pursuant to this Act, shall be used only for the purpose of determining the veracity of the factual statements by the applicant or for enforcing the penalties prescribed by this Act. Sec. 15. Rule-making Powers. - The provisions of this Act are self-executory and shall not be dependent on the issuance of any rules or regulations. The Secretary of Justice is hereby authorized, however, to promulgate only such rules and regulations as may be needed to efficiently and administratively implement the provisions of this Act. Sec. 16. Separability Clause. - If any provisions of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. Sec. 17. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees or rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Sec.
18. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen
(15)
days after the completion of its publication in at least two (2)
national
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved:
(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA President of the Senate (SGD.) JOSE DE VENECIA, JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives
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