WHEREAS,
there is a substantial number of aliens in the Philippines who came to
this country as non-immigrants, including overstaying Chinese
nationals, many of whom have already married and borne families in the
Philippines; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, although Presidential Decree No. 419 allows such non-immigrant
aliens to acquire permanent residence in the Philippines without the
necessity of obtaining the required visas abroad under paragraph 2,
section 9, of the present Immigration Act, they are still required by
said Decree to apply for immigrant visas with the Commission on
Immigration and Deportation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, a number of such aliens have already been screened by the
National Intelligence Security Authority of the Philippines; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is need, for humanitarian consideration, to grant such
aliens permanent residence in the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitutions, do hereby
decree and order that the following aliens who are now in the
Philippines as non-immigrants, and who have already been screened and
found qualified for permanent residence in the Philippines by the
National Intelligence Security Authority are, by this Decree, hereby
granted permanent residence in the Philippines, to wit: (See list)
This Decree shall take effect immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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