Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE RETENTION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP FOR THOSE TO BE NATURALIZED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, RECOGNIZING DUAL CITIZENSHIP, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 81, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE RETENTION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP FOR THOSE TO BE NATURALIZED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, RECOGNIZING DUAL CITIZENSHIP, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : "Philippine Citizenship Retention Law of 2001."> No Filipino citiezen who has voluntarily sought or opted to be naturalized in a foreigm country shall be deemed to lose his Philippine citizenship. Philippine citizenship shall, likewise, not be lostmerely by operation of the law of another country whereby citizenship of that country is conferred on that person without any voluntary act on his or her part. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LOZADA, JOSE APOLINARIO JR. L. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Espina (005 ) | 2. Del Mar (006 ) |
| 3. Puentebella (010 ) | 4. Zialcita (016 ) |
| 5. Rosales (031 ) | 6. Yumul-hermida (069 ) |
| 7. Marcos (071 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4720, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
"Philippine Citizenship Retention Law of 2001."> No Filipino citiezen who has voluntarily sought or opted to be naturalized in a foreigm country shall be deemed to lose his Philippine citizenship. Philippine citizenship shall, likewise, not be lostmerely by operation of the law of another country whereby citizenship of that country is conferred on that person without any voluntary act on his or her part.
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