S. No.

2130
H. No. 4720

Zmelff& atungroee

Begun and held in Metro Manila. on Monday, t i e twenty-eighth day

of July. two thousand three.

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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO.

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AN ACT MAKING THE CITIZENSHIP OF;PHJLPPINE
CITIZENS WHO A C Q F FOG ,

PERMANENT,. A&iENDING'FO
COMMONWEALTH ACT N0:-63;,1
M R OTHW PURPOSR

Be it enacted by Ule Senate mtd the H&.?e~,o?Representatives

of the Philippines in Congress aFsembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title;-- This A o . shall'be known as 'the,

''Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition A d ,of 2003."
SEC. '2. Deckration of PolicY;::
.of tlie State that Philippine 'citizens
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coirntry shall be deemed 'not'to~'have
under the conditions of this Act;
SEC. 3 . Retention of Philippine CitizenShip: - &y provision
of law to the contrary notwithstanding, natural-born citizens of the
Philippines who have lost their Philippine citizenship by reason of their
naturalization as citizens of a foreign country are hereby deemed to
have re-acquired Philippine citizenship upon taking the following oath
of all&ance to the Republic:
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'9 ,solemnly wear (or a&n)

that I will S U D W I ~ and defend the Constitution of the
Republic of tl;e' Philippines and obey the laws and legal
orders promulgated by the ddy ciit'istituted authorities of
the Philippines; and I hereby declire, that I recognize and
accept the -supreme authority of the 'Philippines and Wiu
maintain hue faith and allegiance aie@o; and that I impose
this obligation upon myself vol ly without mental
reservation or purpose of evasi
Natural-born citizens of the Philippees who, 'after the effectivity
of this Act, become citizens of a fore!$ country shall retain their
Philippine citizenship upon taking the iforesaid oath.

,legitimate, illegitimate or adopted,

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SEC. 4. Derivative Cifizenship. The ummid'child, 'whether
(18) years of age, of
'those who reacquue p phi lip pine ci on effectivity of this,Act
shall be deemed citizens of the ,~ .
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~ SEC. 5. Civi/ and Politi+d Rightswad Liabilities. - Those who
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retain or re-acquire Philippine citize ~ der this Act shall enjoy

full civil and political rights and be o all attendant liabilities ~

and responsibilities under existing I he Philippines and the

-following conditions: ~ ~~

(2) Those seeking elective publi55ffice in thePhili pines

shall meet the qualifications for holdsg such pubbc o & as
required by the Constitution and existing laws and, at the tune
ofthe ftling oftbe certificate ofcandidacy, make apersonnl and
morn renuncution of any and all foreig citizenshp before any
public officer authorized to administer an oath;
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~ ) appointed to .Iy pu6@office shdl subscribe
Those
and^ swear to ap oath of allefgan$&o;.the :RqUblic~of the
Philipphes and Its dul comtutd Bttiorities pnor to thev~
assumption of office: PL~w, ThatE&:ienounqe t h e k ~ v
ofallegianceto the coUhrwhere~they,tookthat oath, .~~
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(4 j Those intendiij~to practice3Kiir professiqn in the

t n ~aoolv wth the oroDerathontv for a hcense or
P h i l i ~ ~shall
p e d to engage hi hch practke;'and
( 5 ) That right to vote pr be elected or appo$ted to any
public office in the Phhppmes cannot be exernsed by, or
extended to, those who:
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(a) are candidates for or are occupying any public office

in the country of which they are naturalved citizens; andor
Ib) are in active service as commissioned or non-
commi4sioned oficers in the armed forces o f t k country which
they are naturalized citizens.
SEC. 6. 'Sepabilify Clause. - If any section or provision of ';his
Act 'is held unconstitutional or &valid, any other section or provisior,
not aEected thereby shall remain valid and effective.
SEC. .7. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and
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regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby

repealed or modified accordingly.
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SEC. g. Eflectivify Clause. This Act s h d take effect after fifteen
(15) days following its publication in the Oflcial Gazeffe or~two(2)
newspapks ,of. general,
. circulation:^
'Approved,

This:.@!: u.
which is a~consolidation Senate Bill No: 2iSO
and:~House,Bill; No. 4720, was finally,,passed by^ the Senaia
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and 'the" house of,' Representatives on August 25, 2003 a d

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August 26, 2003,. , respectively.