QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10672)
RA No. 10672 is a special naturalization law that grants Philippine citizenship to a specific person, Farrell Eldrian Wu, and provides for the conditions and procedures for effecting that grant.
The beneficiary is Farrell Eldrian Wu, expressly named in Section 1 of the law.
Section 1 states that being a minor, his parents (Ching Yang Wu and Elaine Lim So) gave full consent to his naturalization through a joint affidavit of consent dated December 15, 2014.
It means that once citizenship is fully enjoyed, the beneficiary acquires the full bundle of rights and responsibilities under the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, subject to Philippine law and requirements for enjoyment/effectivity as stated in the act.
Under Section 2, he must take the Oath of Allegiance before a duly authorized officer and register the oath with the Bureau of Immigration.
The oath must be taken before an officer duly authorized for that purpose, as required by Section 2.
The Bureau of Immigration is designated for the registration of the Oath of Allegiance (Section 2).
Pursuant to Section 3, the Bureau of Immigration shall forthwith issue the certificate of naturalization to Farrell Eldrian Wu upon registration of the oath.
The law becomes effective fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation, and the beneficiary’s full enjoyment of citizenship occurs after taking and registering the Oath of Allegiance (Sections 2 and 4).
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
It indicates that although citizenship is granted by the Act, actual enjoyment/effectuation requires compliance with the oath-taking and registration requirements.
Because the beneficiary is a minor; the law requires parental consent as expressed in the joint affidavit, establishing compliance with the special naturalization requirements for minors.
The issuance is tied to the registration of the Oath of Allegiance with the Bureau of Immigration (Section 3).
It grants citizenship in Section 1, then prescribes administrative steps—oath-taking and registration (Section 2), and issuance of the certificate (Section 3)—and states publication-based effectivity (Section 4).
While the Act grants citizenship, full enjoyment is conditioned on completion of the oath-taking and registration requirements; until then, the beneficiary has not fully entered upon enjoyment of citizenship as contemplated by Section 2.
It indicates the bill originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by the House and Senate on specified dates (June 3, 2015 for House; May 25, 2015 for Senate), culminating in approval.