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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1379
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1379 -
GRANTING CITIZENSHIP TO DESERVING ALIENS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR
NATURALIZATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
pursuant to Letters of Instructions Nos. 260 and 491 applications for
naturalization by decree were received by the Special Committee on
Naturalization created under LOI 270 for processing and evaluation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, while a substantial number of application thus filed have
already been passed upon resulting in the naturalization of 16,399
alien applicants, there remain 22,4539 more applicants whose
applications are still pending consideration; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, on the basis of its performance resulting in the approval of
its recommendation with respect to alien applicants whose application
for naturalization should be granted there is ground to entrust the
approval of the remaining applications for naturalization to the
Special Committee on Naturalization under the guidelines provided in
LOI 270 and 491;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is necessary to grant naturalization to such alien
applicants as may be found by the Special Committee on Naturalization
to possess the qualifications and not suffering from any
disqualifications to obviate the need of approving separate
recommendations by the committee and promulgating the corresponding
decree as has heretofore been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
provide as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The Special Committee on Naturalization
created under Letter of Instruction No. 270, as amended by LOI Nos.
283, and 491, shall from time to time determine who of the individuals
of foreign nationality, who have pending applications for
naturalizations by decree, possess the qualifications and do not suffer
from any of the disqualifications provided in LOI 270, as amended by
LOI Nos. 283, and 491, until all applications for naturalization filed
with it shall have been disposed of.
Section 2. Philippine citizenship is hereby granted
to such individuals of foreign nationality who have pending
applications for naturalization by decree as may be determined by the
Special Committee on Naturalization to have all the qualifications and
none of the disqualifications, as provided in section 1.
Citizenship granted under this Decree shall take effect upon the
applicant taking the oath of allegiance as Philippine citizen and the
issuance to him of the corresponding certificate of naturalization by
the Special Committee. The Commission on Immigration and Deportation
shall thereupon cancel his certificates of registration as alien and
issue to him the corresponding identification certificate as citizen.
Section 3. If an applicant is granted
naturalization but dies before taking the oath of allegiance as
Filipino citizen and the issuance to him of the certificate of
naturalization, his widow, if residing in the Philippines and found by
the Special Committee to have none of the disqualifications specified
in said LOI 270, may take the oath of allegiance, as Filipino citizen,
after which the minor children of said deceased alien and his wife,
subject to the provisos of the next succeeding section, shall follow
the required Filipino citizenship of their mother.
Section 4. Alien wives and minor children of persons
naturalized under this Decree shall be deemed Philippine citizens
provided that:cralaw:red
(a) The alien wife shall, in all cases, not suffer
from any of the disqualifications for naturalization under Letter of
Instructions No. 270;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) The alien wife and minor children of persons
naturalized under this Decree reside permanently in the Philippines at
the time of his naturalization;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) If the alien wife does not reside in the
Philippines at the time of the naturalization of her husband, she shall
come to the Philippines and reside in this country in good faith within
one year from the naturalization of her husband;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) If minor children do not reside in the
Philippines at the time of the naturalization of their father they
shall, within one (1) year from the naturalization of their father, in
good faith reside in this country and, if of school age, enroll in
Philippine schools. The fact that any such minor child of school age
fails to graduate from a Philippine school, except for valid reasons
shown, shall be considered prima facie evidence of failure in good
faith enroll in Philippine schools.
Section 5. In case the alien naturalized under this
Decree is a women, her minor children may elect Philippine citizenship
pursuant to existing law upon reaching the age of majority.
Section 6. The Special Committee may cancel
certificates of naturalization issued under this Decree in the
following cases: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(a) If it finds that the naturalized persons or his
duly authorized representatives made any false statement or
misrepresentation or committed any violation of law, rules and
regulation in connection with the petition for naturalization, or if he
otherwise obtained Philippine citizenship, fraudulently or illegally,
the certificate of naturalization shall be cancelled;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) If the naturalized persons or his wife, or any
of his minor children who acquire Filipino citizenship by virtue of his
naturalization shall, within five (5) years next following the grant of
Philippine citizenship, establish permanent residence in a foreign
country, that individual's certificate of naturalization or acquired
citizenship shall be cancelled or revoked, provided that the fact of
such person's remaining for more than one year in his country of
origin, or two years in any other foreign country, shall be considered
prima facie evidence of intent to permanently reside therein;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) If the naturalized persons or his wife or child
with acquired citizenship allows himself or herself to be used as a
dummy in violation of any constitutional or legal provision requiring
Philippine Citizenship as a condition for the exercise, use, or
enjoyment of a right, franchise, or privilege, the certificate of
naturalization or acquired citizenship shall be cancelled or revoked;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) If the naturalized person of his wife or child
with acquired citizenship commits any act inimical to national
security, the certificate of naturalized or acquired citizenship shall
be cancelled or revoked.
Section 7. In case the naturalized person holds any
hereditary title, or belongs to any order of nobility, he shall make an
express renunciation of his title or membership in this order of
nobility before the Special Committee or its duly authorized
representative, and such renunciation shall be included in the records
of his application for citizenship; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. The Special Committee shall promulgate
such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the effective and
expeditious implementation of the provisions of this Decree.
Section 9. Any person who shall fraudulently make,
falsity, forge, change, alter, or cause ord any person to do the same,
who shall purposelyd and assist in falsely making, forging, falsifying,
changing or altering an application of naturalization under LOI 270 and
its amendments, or a naturalization certificate issued under this
Decree for the purpose of making use thereof, or in order that the same
may be used by another person or persons any person who shall
purposelyd and assist another in obtaining a naturalization certificate
in violation of this Decree, shall be punished by a fine of not more
than Five Thousand Pesos, (5,000.00) and by imprisonment for not more
than five years, and in the case that the person convicted is a
naturalized citizen his certificate of naturalization shall, if not
earlier cancelled by the Special Committee, be order cancelled.
Section 10. All laws, decrees and instructions
inconsistent with this Decree shall be deemed repealed.
Section 11. This Decree shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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