Repatriation of Filipino women and natural-born citizens

The Act authorizes the repatriation of certain former Filipinos who lost Philippine citizenship due to marriage to aliens and due to political or economic necessity (Section 1).
The Act implements repatriation through oath-taking, civil registry registration, and Bureau of Immigration procedures (Section 2).

Section 1 permits Filipino women who lost Philippine citizenship by marriage to aliens to reacquire Philippine citizenship through repatriation.
Section 1 also permits natural-born Filipinos who lost Philippine citizenship to reacquire Philippine citizenship through repatriation.
Repatriation applies to minor children of the eligible applicant (Section 1).
Repatriation eligibility is for cases where loss of citizenship occurred on account of political or economic necessity (Section 1).
Applicants must not fall within four disqualifications under Section 1:
- Persons opposed to organized government or affiliated with associations or groups that uphold and teach doctrines opposing organized government (Section 1(1)).
- Persons defending or teaching the necessity or propriety of violence, personal assault, or association for the predominance of their ideas (Section 1(2)).
- Persons convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude (Section 1(3)).
- Persons suffering from mental alienation or incurable contagious diseases (Section 1(4)).

Repatriation is effected in the manner provided in Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 63, as amended (Section 1).
Repatriation requires taking the necessary oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines (Section 2).
Repatriation requires registration in the proper civil registry (Section 2).
Repatriation requires registration in the Bureau of Immigration (Section 2).
After registration, the Bureau of Immigration shall cancel the pertinent alien certificate of registration (Section 2).
After cancellation, the Bureau of Immigration shall issue a certificate of identification as Filipino citizen to the repatriated citizen (Section 2).

The Bureau of Immigration cancels the alien certificate of registration upon proper repatriation processing (Section 2).
The Bureau of Immigration issues a certificate of identification as Filipino citizen to the repatriated citizen (Section 2).

Section 3 repeals or amends all laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent with Republic Act No. 8171.