QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 482)
E.O. 482 amends Executive Order No. 460 by deleting portions of its title and Sections 1 and 4, and by adding/clarifying a section to ensure the Special Committee on Naturalization can only consider, evaluate, and approve pending naturalization petitions consistent with Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1379.
Because P.D. 1379 is a law (issued when the President exercised legislative powers). An Executive Order cannot enlarge or change the statutory scope of the Committee’s authority—e.g., it cannot authorize the receipt of new applications beyond what P.D. 1379 allows.
E.O. 460 reactivated the Special Committee on Naturalization to receive, consider, evaluate, and approve petitions. E.O. 482 amended it to restrict the Committee’s jurisdiction to PENDING petitions only, aligning with P.D. 1379.
The Committee is reactivated with jurisdiction and authority to consider, evaluate, and approve PENDING petitions for naturalization of deserving aliens, as provided under P.D. 1379.
To evaluate and consider pending applications; it does not authorize receiving new applications or granting citizenship by decree.
It signals that the Committee cannot accept new naturalization applications; its authority is limited to handling petitions already pending under P.D. 1379.
It clarifies that because legislative power is vested in Congress, the President cannot delegate or create authority (via Executive Order) for the Committee to grant citizenship as if it were a legislative act.
They may be deducted from the fees collected by the Committee.
It authorizes funding for implementation-related payments (honoraria, allowances, and other expenses) to come from the Committee’s collected fees.
It repeals or modifies any executive orders, administrative orders, memoranda, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof that conflict with E.O. 482.
It means the amended rules and clarified jurisdiction apply right away, affecting the Committee’s handling of pending naturalization petitions from the time of effectivity.
E.O. 460, as amended by E.O. 482, should be read as implementing the authority already granted by P.D. 1379—specifically limited to pending petitions—rather than expanding it.
Amending the title helps reflect and confirm the legislative intent and scope of the amended provisions—i.e., it emphasizes authority over pending petitions only, guiding interpretation of the substantive sections.